I ended up roughly breaking even on the car's price plus opex, which just means I managed an asset for a year and dealt with dozens of members of "the general public" with nothing to show for it.There's no such thing as a free lunch.

@Michael EalyYou know my strategy, Michael, poking around ugly places to find the pocket solid C'class neighborhoods in borderline D'class areas, buying SFR at D'class price, renovating to solid C'class standard, renting for low market rates to very-well-screened tenants looking for long-term housing.For various tax reasons, the entire area I'm investing in is getting a significant increase in its public budgets, municipality and school district.

If you Google “Brazos County Property Record Search” there is a website to show all the publicly available tax information.

So you know when to ask them questions and where the boundaries are with their knowledge/advice.Second, if you are asking publicly here,  there are many who are reading who will have some mutual interest.

Compared with public securities regulation (which itself is dubious) private real estate syndication is a free-for =all. 

I would be very interested to see that list because none of the information you are espousing to have, is public information.

Definitely check with public records which agents should have access to.

I won't bad mouth people publicly but I will tell you the truth over the phone if I know them. 

And you will sign this promise before a notary public who will take your finger prints to boot.Your standard owner occupancy promise does NOT include that you won't rent out extra space...

Have an attorney sign as "nominee trustee," which is then rolled over to you as trustee after it is formed (this way not only is your name NOT on public record, but it is your attorney's name - so it is protected under attorney/client privilege.)