Find a local agent, PM, etc and buy a property using them.Cons: time intensive at the beginning, multiple groups to vet, no handholding Pros: higher returns, can be instant equity.

Hunter, Gore, Windham and other ski mountains should be a good bet in the winter and now that they are getting more active year-round, that should round out your reservations.The Hudson Valley Wine Trail and the multiple breweries in the HV are drawing people in from all over.

Straight off the MLS vs off-market, finding a seller on your own before it's officially for sale.The MLS is the multiple listing service, where an agent/broker/realtor has been retained by a seller. 

But, I couldn't say with absolutely certainty that the cause was negligence, purposeful, some strange series of coincidences, or just multiple faucet and appliance failures that occurred within hours of each other.

I've heard warnings from Multiple Attorneys about bad practices (co-mingling funds with your personal accounts for example) causing courts to break the veil of the LLC and allow personal lawsuits.  

I recommend all 3 for excellent interview-style real estate info specific for CDNs.

When I started SFI Loans, I had multiple needs. 

Instead of trying to buy multiple properties across the country, focus your energies towards buying your assets in a few markets. 

Prowling and loitering is when you detect someone across multiple unit camera several times in a short span.

It is interesting you mention Syndication, my only discomfort in getting involved a syndication is just the amount of risk when you have multiple investors involved.