Hey guys, late to the party, but I'm heavily involved in investment real estate as a Broker Associate and investor in Fredericksburg, TX as well as our second home in Natchez, MS.

We're involved in a curriculum right now, and are also reading a bunch of books and binging on Bigger Pockets podcasts.

I'm heavily involved in the co-living side of things in the Atlanta market and work a ton with Padsplit.Off the top, nice family oriented neighborhoods are typically a no-go for rent by the room and even more of a no-go if it's in an HOA.Please feel free to shoot me the property address in the DMs and would be happy to provide some feedback!

It just seems that with all the work and risk involved in finding your own property, managing contractors, and then finding and managing the property manager, the return on the SFR investment should be signifcantly higher than the syndication. 

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

It really comes down to your investment goals and how involved you want to be in the process.

@Bradley MairThe strategy involves buying properties as primary residences, resulting in lower down payments and better cash flow.

But you'd have to be quite involved initially, especially to get access to better SBA lending. 

If they don't, consider involving an attorney.

I’d love to have real estate provide some financial freedom/flexibility and create a portfolio that I could eventually get my kids involved with and pass down to them, but I end up feeling frozen/stuck based on the factors above.