I always listened to the podcast episodes but never thought to join the forum or be involved..

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

I don't use Land Trusts for reasons too involved to get into here but some people have no problem using Land Trusts.

Anywhere on the risk/reward spectrum is fine, I'd just like my eyes open to the options for now :)

However I am also getting involved in some syndications, and when I look at these deals the syndicators are getting rates sometimes in the 3's. 

If I moved out of my area to an area with different building stock, I would probably be more nervous and want an inspector involved.

The Most Common Fair Housing Complaints Last YearMay 30, 2018 | TAR StaffThe National Fair Housing Alliance’s 2018 Fair Housing Trends Report says the majority of fair housing complaints in 2017 involved discrimination against a person with disabilities, totaling 56.7% of all cases.

Perhaps it will be a valuable variable involved in some kind of AML based predictive analytics toolset? 

The ones contacted me in the past involving purchase negotiation.

Depending on his involvement other than providing the cash you need and it will probably effect his profit split to do the deal.