Amateur response to say this about large Multi familyI have never sold anything that makes money that has been hard to sell no mater the size.

Considering the current multifamily frenzy, and the abyssal level of amateurism and lack of integrity of a skyrocketing number of new syndicators inspired by re gurus it is very likely that some wanna be syndicator will close your property to earn his sponsor fee even if it results in zero gain or a net loss to his investorsThere is no right or wrong, but if you want to pursue more multifamily projects and wonder what works best as an investment product, my feeling is that your return/time on a large project will likely be the same than for dozens of 4plex at the end of the day.

I'm probably over-thinking this, but afraid of making an amateur mistake.Thanks.

This type of investing isn't really for amateurs. 

Prep work (caulking, sanding, taping) can be extremely time consuming and tedious especially for an amateur.

Hedge funds buying, family offices buying, then add to it all the amateurs who went to a seminar trying to buy.I have not really kept up with auction sites lately, but sometimes you might be able to find homes there... auction.com and the like. 

Why would I take time to involve an amateur Landlord in the decision-making process?

With REI, I'm aiming to reach FI within 10 years so I can travel, play piano at venues for fun (I'm a total amateur but I'm working on it!)

If you wind up in court you will be explaining, to a frustrated judge, a he said she said phone call and it will be amateur hour in the court room. 

During recessions both agents and flippers make more money when the amateurs are forced to leave the industry.