You'll lose $4800+/year in the lowest rate environment we've ever seen.

Make sure that the area that you buy in will attract tenants that you are comfortable living in the same building as.5.

I am a college student who is interested in becoming a full time real estate investor post graduation.I have been interested in REI for a couple of years and feel that I have learned a lot but not yet comfortable enough to buy my first deal.

If in mid-June you're still comfortable with the deal then you can move forward if not you get your deposits back, makes it simple. 

Every investor has to know exactly what they are comfortable with and how to analyze a deal to see if it meets their needs.So, back to the original question.  

.- If you feel more comfortable meeting the pet, you can require that.

You will need equity in the project to keep your payment lower and cashflow higher, to make yourself feel more comfortable probably.  

Used to be done a lot in less forgiving environments.

I've come across this before in a prior investment (non-real estate) and had requested a fixed price buy back from the company itself, which gave me some comfort for my investment.

However, you can choose to focus on one area of syndication (e.g. asset management) as an active real estate investor and live pretty comfortably.