Haha, but you know what they say - past performance is no guarantee of future results. 

You will have to gather more accurate operating costs (vacancy loss, taxes, utilities, insurance, mgmt fees, maintenance, HOA) to best determine potential future performance.

@Leon G. whether or not you decide to go fsbo or use a realtor you'll need to use a QI to perform the 1031 exchange for you if you want to tax on the gain from your sale (and depreciation recapture). 

We will see more investors walk away because the properties aren't performing well, but other investors will pick them up and the quantity will remain high.Rates are anyone's guess.

To achieve this, I’m planning to scale rapidly by performing a couple of syndications to acquire a larger portfolio.I currently have a portfolio of 17 properties, but to justify labor costs and create a sustainable structure, I need to expand quickly.

All 3 are low due to the low vacancy, but evictions are also low due to the difficulty in performing evictions

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

Because it's my money, I care more (I get 92% of the revenue, PM only 8%, and PM team member near 0%), I only had my units to manage (PM team member has other owners and units), and, with humility, I am smarter and harder working than the team members assigned to my portfolio (3rd party PM has to hire at a level that makes the business model financially work for them). 

What qualifications do you believe you possess that would make you a good candidate to advise others on the quality, safety and performance of potential investments?

Focus on finding a replacement with strong tenant screening processes and performance guarantees.