They are human after all.I recently had a townhouse rental property I owned appraised.

"We understand that the courts' hands are tied because in this country property rights are valued over human rights.

I'm sure there are some exceptions throughout the course of human history, but I have never known an FHA appraiser to give the property more worth than the purchase price in as-is condition. 

The biggest part of any syndication is making sure that you are investing with a sponsor who is a good human being who knows what they are doing. 

As close to the road as that is it would be visible so a building inspector (or busy body neighbor) could easily turn you in for violating building code and then you'd be forced to remove it at your cost.

yes is absolutely matters because you still need a human to GO THERE and they will only do so if they are motivated to.

One wouldn't expect Abilene to have issues with flood zones since we're nowhere near any big bodies of water, but if you've driven around town while it's raining, you know! 

The databases often have inaccurate or outdated home information, and are not able to take into account value-heavy features such as floor plan, neighborhood, exterior appeal, interior flow, kitchen and master bedroom space, interior light, ceiling height, yard appeal, proximity to features that are positive or negative (park vs. apartment building/auto body shop), plus condo dues, amenities, and/or litigation status, along with many other things. 

Again, not a guarantee, but most often if you are dealing with someone who truly wants to purchase a house and for whatever reason just can’t right now, chances are you are dealing with someone a bit higher on the humanity scale than your average tenant.

We have some awesome habitat for humanity restores down here that help cut costs even more for high quality low cost house repair items.Do what you can yourself, but factor in mistakes as you learn, and your time.