Biggest thing IMO is getting close to the train station and have a high quality units that may not look attractive on paper the first few years but will have the ability to raise rents consistently long term. 

If an operator is not responding to you adequately - in timing or quality - prior to you wiring them $50,000, you have to ask yourself how will they respond after they already have your money? 

One thing I'd add is that backlink quality matters way more than quantity.

@Dennis Boettjer The best way I have found to find quality operators is by joining a Community focused specifically on passive investing in syndications.  

We loved providing quality housing to our tenants and they were fantastic.Cheers

The other qualities of being successful is just consistency, do it daily.  **** is hard, but that's the reason not everyone is successful. 

I would regularly update your photos to reflect seasonal changes or recent upgrades, ensuring they are high-quality and well-lit.

I suggest you look for clarity on what resources you can use or companies can assist in using a small piece of that equity as a downpayment on another high-quality asset like the one you already own.

CAN they actually price, start and complete a remodel thru to finished presentable and sellable quality?.

I can't speak to the quality of his course though as I've never taken it.