@Armando Payano - I have looked at all of the popular syndications and the best that I have found is @Joe Fairless.  

Robert Shiller's Home Price Index NY Metro Area, probably the most popular of all the Home Price Indexes includes: New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island, NY–NJ–PA.

Evaluating VReasy, since that one seems popular on this board.

Any lender will want an assignment of leases, make sure your agreement allows this provision.Also, retain emergency repair provisions as a tenant may drag their feet and such may cause further damage.I was privy to a roof top lease on a state building with a major carrier, a performance bond should not be out of the question for damages, maintenance and repairs arising from the lease.  

Then do short-term things like private lending or note investing, so that if/when an opportunity to buy arises, you are ready.

You might want to go into a market that is popular to get more customers.  

- Size: 500 needs to be 2,000 minimum- List Popularity: Try the more niche lists that people above recommended- Consistency: keep mailing to the list you choose for 6-12 months, each month If it makes you feel any better, I am sending around 19,000 postcards a month in Charleston, SC.

. - Don't mind commuting - Some of the more popular suburbs like Naperville require a 1 hour train ride to your office. - Weather - Having lived in both Dallas and Chicago I can tell you that the weather conditions in Chicago can range from abysmal to armageddon in the winter.  

Some benefit from being known as the owner but sometimes I can be very nice and kind hearted and its easier to hide behind the being a property manager when asking for late payments, situations that arise, things like such still new to this game.

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world.