Property management is one of the most critical yet often overlooked aspects of real estate investing.

Having a detailed rehab plan and experienced team is critical.Not Screening Tenants Properly:The rental phase is crucial, and bad tenants can cause property damage or miss rent payments, disrupting your cash flow.

This is a crucial step in identifying and cracking down on criminal elements.

You can control a lot of aspects of the loan including LTV, length, type, and where to deploy the funds (BRRRR, flip, new construction).

I'm new to Bigger Pockets and have been immersing myself in the podcast and studying various aspects of real estate investing—from market analysis to financing—for the past two months.

This is a crucial step in identifying and cracking down on criminal elements.

The biggest thing right now is to stop putting up mental blocks—you can achieve success as a mom of 3, but it’s crucial to push past the mindset of failure.

@Dave Vona, there are a lot of challenges here in comparing the two.I have invested in SFR and syndications, granted syndcations only started about 4 yrs ago, where SFRs were 14 yrs ago.The biggest challenge in comparing these two, from a very technical aspect, is you are using syndicators 15-18% projections on value add properties (and the rent increases that can come with them) versus a more turnkey approach.So let's look at most syndicators in the value-add space and for completed deals:I would say, many groups hit roughly 25% IRRs for their LPs, often with a roughly 2-3 yr hold. 

Marketing, professional photos, and dialing in the rental amount are crucial, and we've noticed nicer units at better prices being leased out much faster (well yeah, duh...). 

Balancing growth and caution is crucial for those leaving their W-2 job.Good luck!