Starting small with house hacking, SFR, or STR, and balancing with a full-time job involves automation and early system building.

If you are interested in investing in the U.S. market I think that there are better options depending on how much capital you have available and what level of involvement you are looking for.

I get involved in A LOT of side discussions (when a thread goes off the rails and away from the original post) on BiggerPockets.

I'm heavily involved in the co-living side of things in the Atlanta market and work a ton with Padsplit.Off the top, nice family oriented neighborhoods are typically a no-go for rent by the room and even more of a no-go if it's in an HOA.Please feel free to shoot me the property address in the DMs and would be happy to provide some feedback!

We're involved in a curriculum right now, and are also reading a bunch of books and binging on Bigger Pockets podcasts.

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

It really comes down to your investment goals and how involved you want to be in the process.

If they don't, consider involving an attorney.

It just seems that with all the work and risk involved in finding your own property, managing contractors, and then finding and managing the property manager, the return on the SFR investment should be signifcantly higher than the syndication. 

@Bradley MairThe strategy involves buying properties as primary residences, resulting in lower down payments and better cash flow.