Here it is...the year is 2007We are produce farmers FIL sells farm-we have basically zeroHusband under-educated /only job he ever had (46 yo)I took our lives into my own handsTraveled upstate (NY) Bought a house for cash WITHOUT TELLING HIM (425K)Ummmm-where the F am I getting that moneyWent to local mall with my 3 girls-called him from my flip phone to break the news- he fell silent BTWDrove back home (near NYC)Sold my house for 500k to a mansion owner close by (look up GLENMERE MANSION)Got my RE licenseFound my husband a job-he obvi couldn’t use a computer We are still in that houseWe’ve only lived in 2 houses I now buy houses regularly WITHOUT TELLING MY HUSBAND Because that sh*t is funny.

If you take the time to share some phone calls with a handful of prior investors, you should get a pretty good handle on what your experience is going to be like.The purpose of investing in a syndication is to leverage the sponsor's time, expertise, and ability to source great deals, but if the experience is going to cause you to lose sleep at night, any return you might make simply will not be worth it.All the best,Jack

How can I can get phone numbers to reach out to owner unoccupied homes.

Best thing to do is jump on the phone with 5-6 different Hard Money Lenders, which you can find here on Biggerpockets, and get used to hearing the terms and lingo they speak.

So far we haven't had much luck getting people to answer the phone.

The power company is right too, it's fortunate a fire has not broken out. 

In my experience, the number one thing that I get phone calls for is AC in summer and heater in winter.

@Harold Phillips you have to send email and phone numbers through private messages.

PM for phone numbers. 

Once you get used to dealing with everything over the phone and setting up systems then you can do anything anyone local can do.