Though I have purchased some with a mix where 330+ days a year, people parked in the driveway and the street except when there were snow bans, but there was enough room to fit everyone in the driveway/parking lot, and that was a hassle to deal with some days. 

It was honestly luck, I didn't know much about real estate I just knew I needed a house that was unappealing to others to be able to buy it and have it fit in our budget.

@Josh Otero anyone that owns the home they live in fits your posted criteria!

Collecting rent rolls, walking properties, learning who's doing the best in our sector/niche and how they're doing it, finding partners, all of these things I'm fairly good at, as I've been doing this for my recruiting agency for the past 3 years.

If a deal doesn’t meet your criteria, don’t hesitate to walk away.4.

Syndications seem to me to be low control, low liquidity...Obviously others have different goals and priorities and so syndications will be a better fit for them.   

Unfortunately, the tenant didn’t think me showing up to have a brief conversation was important enough to fit me in her busy schedule.

At yet another sale there was a brick row house/town house for sale that looked good from the street, but since it was in the middle of the row, to see the back of the house, you had to walk around the block and see the house from the alley, where the entire 3 story brick back wall of the house was laying in the back yard, and there was no back wall standing. 

Meaning walking the home, seeing what needs to be done to get rent ready and completely managing it from start to finish?

But if you see the value in investing money into your own personal education, then maybe this could be a good fit for you.