I planned to hire them to manage additional properties if they performed well with the first.

Often 0 competitors (most of my leads ONLY submit their info to 1 company), no tracking, no figuring out anything, no skip tracing.. it is seriously completely effortless once your site is performing!

The data can be helpful in getting to a shortlist... then you can dig in to the detail of a handful of markets, e.g. check landlord friendliness of the state, research what the employer base looks like in city, skim news headlines for top issues for the area (school performance?

2 - Does the syndicator receive benefit, even if they don't perform? 

Many people you know have IRA's and 401k's that are under performing and would love to lend it out.

I see it all the time on BP HELP i got a lead.. they do the mailing and have no clue as to how to close.4. there are those that teach how to buy notes performing or  non performing..

I don't know legalities in MI, but I'm fairly confident the owner cannot give you permission to perform illegal activists.

My property is small (a triplex) so it has been hard to find people willing to perform certain minor work on the building for a reasonable price (I keep hearing it isn’t worth their time to come just do that).

(as compared to a similarly performing long-term rental or stock market investment that you cannot get any personal use from).

A little bit about my situation: I am buying a house to perform a live-in-flip.