Not saying you should buy a crappy deal, but more often than not newbies are looking for the perfect deal and never pull the trigger.

It would be harder for a new syndicator to start with retail because of the steeper learning curve versus here is a tenant that rents a house and here are lots of tenants to all rent the MUCH bigger house.

You have a tenant not a good tenant.Hobby landlords are generally afraid of tenant turn over and are more interested in not having to actually operating their business as opposed to maximising ROI.  

I'm saying it's not done often, successfully.

Deed Without Warranty is and in some instances creates issues as wellI try to avoid giving what could be state specific information here on BP as often it is just that....specific to that state

There’s likely no good way to truly confirm if she has cancer or not so depending on what type of tenant she’s been so far, would have a large influence on which way id go

Most episodes of bigger pockets mention value adding But often with minimal advice Is there a book , podcast episode , different podcast that can be my guide for the best approach to value adding I’m about to buy my first live in rental property

When a Lender, Apartment complex or Private Landlord sees a Lien or Judgment that says Smith Rental Properties, LLC, it's likely it will prevent the borrower or renter from obtaining the home that want to purchase or rent until it is paid or settled and removed.So often I'll see a judgment on a credit report that will be in a prior landlord's actual name like John Smith.  

All wholesaling is viewed as is unsophisticated & often illegal brokering of real estate. 

Yep, long distance flipping is not for the beginner and often not good for experienced investors either unless they build their own team on the ground floor there