@Jonathan Greene, @Hui Song - I checked with the zoning office, this is a non conforming 3 family unit. 

Choose wisely.

And I didn't think the credit reports had enough detail.I was on a call with RentPrep very recently, and they are very close to launching an a la carte service, which allows us to pick and choose what we want to run when.

Of course some clients choose not to do some of those things and that is fine, but we advise it either way. 

Well since your question is so vague, I'll have to give vague answers....Choose your GC well, check his references carefully.

The return is 10x higher if a stock was cherry picked like the syndication.Anyways, both real estate and stocks are passive investments for me - based on the market cycle, I can choose whether to invest in both, one, or none.

As the buyer, why would you choose the LP over the LO? 

As far as choosing different markets to invest in, Long Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene may provide what you're looking for.

And U folks that have a sand box filled with homes you can buy for far less than replacement cost your in the drivers seat when you choose correctly..

Do not trust google street view when choosing the color of your new roof.