The $10,000 course helped 90% of the students feel more confident and they gained $80,000 in equity by the time the year was over while the $2000 course only helped 50% gain $40,000 in equity but limited the loss to only $2000 if they didn't do anything with it.  

Many successful investors can attribute their achievements to a cooperative partnership and a shared vision for financial growth.

I saw a prior post where you mentioned having a STR in Texas.you want to have a conversation with your accountant to see if it can be treated as an active property instead of passive.If it can be, then there is a potential opportunity to offset the losses against other forms of income such as wages, interest and dividends.

I believe it tends to give me a slightly lower return, because the sponsor is going to be more careful, and if there is a severe downturn will prevent me from taking catastrophic losses.

I'm self employed, no other "job"I have STR insurance policies that show a line item for Loss of Business Income.

Reminds me of the scene from the big short with the stripper who has five properties and swimming in debt.The other factor is how much do you have in reserves, do they cash flow and could you afford a job loss?

@William Coet, as Jackson noted, there are too many variables to even begin.Two things to remember, any tax losses you utilize to offset incomes, will reduce basis making bigger tax bill in sale year.  

Vacancies mean a loss of income and increased expenses.

.- Jasper / Pat AboukhaledTurning investment visions into REALITY in Phoenix, AZ - Ranked #1 for residential real estate growth and opportunity by PwC

He talks about how you can purchase a rental property, manage it as a short term rental during the year you acquire it, do a cost segregation study, use those "losses" to significantly reduce your taxable income that year, and then turn the property into a long term rental in the following year.