My wife spent hours on the phone with Buildium customer service and kept getting bounced around to different people, but eventually ended up on the phone with the 3rd party company Buildium uses to run their backgrounds.

Get really good at running flip numbers (doesn't have to be perfect, just conservative + buffers) 5.

Keep it simple: define your buy box, underwrite deals with conservative rents and full expenses, and practice your 60‑second pitch to investors using a credibility‑first frame: problem, plan, numbers, protection, timeline.

You and I didn't invest in syndication like this, because we are more conservative investors.

Either way, lock a clear buy box, underwrite to conservative rents and refi terms, and leave some capital in if needed—options over pressure.

One piece of advice: really get to know the sub-markets (block by block in some areas) and run conservative rental estimates so you don’t get surprised after closing.

That means you can learn the fundamentals, start small with a single rental or duplex and then evaluate syndications with real operational context.You’re entering from a strong position - take your time, stay conservative, and the compounding will do its work.Always happy to chat more about what's worked for other investors.

Use conservative financing that protects sleep at night: conventional or DSCR with solid reserves, or buy with seller/private money then refi once stabilized.

When a tenant stops communicating, it's time to take action (worse for both parties to delay).

For rents, use a conservative range and model full PITI, taxes, insurance, PM, maintenance, reserves, and a vacancy factor; if it doesn’t cash flow on the low rent with today’s rate, pass.