Anyone invested past or present in property syndicates?

Invested solely in growth index funds currently but want to invest in something I can take a little more interest in.

Seems like everyone has a horror story in the media or my aunties and uncles that’s bought in them in yesteryear but not sure if this relates to the current state of things.

Also considering syndicates in farms or orchards as that’s my career background.

Note I’m not wholesale investor status.