When a fund is fully funded and the assets are acquired, the investors have ownership in a group of properties.   

A rental unit is more of a fixed rate and home ownership is more of a variable expense.

@Mark Franks They are just letting you know that the home that is now vacant will stay vacant once the buyer takes over ownership.

Learning in any of these areas will be a valuable segway into getting on the ownership side of real estate. 

Long distance ownership is not going to work for you since you have zero business skills.  

If the deal-finder's level of experience is low then his/her ownership might be low in order to entice the equity partner to invest.

These are duplexes I plan to build out but want to maintain ownership of and I’m looking to avoid going through the long and expensive process of subdividing in San Diego County.  

They do not search back on improvements done on the property during ownership. 

This person may be happy if all of the ownership and rental expenses are covered by the rental income and just $100 per month is left over as cashflow. 

I don't recommend getting only Absentee owners because they are getting a lot of offers to buy their property from all the other investors.There are some owner-occupied segments with people who share motivating factors for selling their home.Seniors with Long-time Ownership: often ready to downsize or transition to assistance.Homeowners with Low Financial Stability Scores (FSS): Struggling financially and likely ready to cash in on their asset.Both these categories have additional advantages in that they probably don’t haven’t been updated and may have deferred maintenance.