As you bought it brand new, that is an important factor, but after 10 years, maintenance cost increases so that it is always good reduce the risk.

Several of the companies you listed, ex: propstream are great list aggregators, but their add on services (such as skip tracing) can be sub par. 

That means they could be off by several hundred thousand in my market, which does more harm than good in my experience. 

Not knocking wholesaling…I just think it’s a hit or miss thing and for me and my market I don’t find it reliable enough to scale the way I’d like or worth the additional exposure/risk it brings.Luckily, we have good deals on the mls here.I appreciate the suggestion and I’ll keep watching the deals come through!!

So just purchased my first rental property last week and during closing the seller of the property got stuck paying a lean on the property for $4000 dollars due to several different old tenants not paying their electric bill. 

It's one of the lowest risk ways to get into RE investing and a great plan.

"I'm concerned about the risks": While real estate investments carry inherent risks, syndications often spread risk across multiple properties and strategies.

It's essential to evaluate each deal individually, considering factors like your specific market, property condition, and your own risk tolerance.Here's a quick summary of what you might do:70% Rule: Use this as your initial benchmark to assess deals, especially if you're looking at traditional financing with 70% LTV as a goal. 75% Rule: When you have access to lenders offering DSCR loans at 75% LTV, adjust your analysis to match this new lending option.

Selling and then buying two new properties will increase your overall risk but have the likely better return in a longer time horizon.

Over the last several years tons of new rental inventory was built, and investors have bought up a ton of SFH to rent.