I offer an online payment portal to submit rent payments via ACH or CC - they "couldn't figure out how to use it" so I set us up to accept Zelle payments.

Jay,You mentioned total loss on syndication deals. 

Networking, local meetups, door knocking, mailers, wholesalers, online forums specific to your area of interest.  

Believe me, I’ve seen my share of ups and downs: from navigating interest rate spikes to figuring out out-of-state managment back when online tools weren’t half as good as they are now.

I can totally see why you may have felt ashamed, but the reason these forums exist is to share information.

The amount of ideologically inspired nonsense online is mind-boggling. 

I want them to see the total picture and then keep whittling down to where they get close to say a 5% error rate. 

One tenant is behind on rent and has still not paid December rent.I’m seeing mixed things online but looks like I have to file something by the 31st?

go to meetups, join online communities, talk to people, make friends.good luck

Quote from @Zach Howard: Quote from @Jonathan Greene: If you are looking at properties in the US only on Zillow, and not seeing them in person (I know you are in Hong Kong), this is just an effort in futility because you can't underwrite single-family or small multifamily deals only online.