The individual can verify that it is a licensed health care provider, but cannot easily determine if that health care provider is one of the many that advertise on the internet for ESA authorizations for a fee.I personally think the biggest advantage of using petscreening.com as well as enforce AB468 is it discourages bogus ESA applicants from applying.  

the biggest one is no income from it. 

Quote from @Brett Deas: What is everyones biggest struggle with the current mid-term listing sites (furnished finders, Airbnb etc.)? 

The biggest challenge was resolving the parcel recombination, which involved acquiring additional land and coordinating with the city for approval.

The biggest challenge was resolving the parcel recombination, which involved acquiring additional land and coordinating with the city for approval.

The biggest thing with house hacking is making sure the property breaks even when you leave after all expenses.

The biggest point I want to make here is that I would not trust someone who is making you pay a 20k fee to invest with them.

Here's what I learned, my biggest gripes house hacking, and what I regret: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/922/topics/1133476-hous...

I think you're right, the lack of control is probably going to be your biggest emotional hurdle.There may be some middle ground that softens that blow up. 

Syndications start off with a lot of unspoken ifs… if we can force appreciation, if variable rates don’t go up, if no unexpected surprises as to the estimates we based our proposal on, etc.To me, the biggest flaw in the single point IRR analysis is to ignore the risk of being a passenger on the bus with a syndication in the first place.