I think too many people get into this and struggle for too long before realizing that they not been properly trained and potentially could have dramatically shortened the learning curve.   

To be fair I did ride the low interest rate and high appreciation train, but you get the idea.

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

We cut that cost in half by training and certifying people on our team and it created a better experience overall. 

I've also seen the extra space used to make a toy train set up for HO gage trains.  

@Greg Scott thanks for the mention:)@Usman Khan welcome to the "fun" of S8, where you can rarely get ahold of anyone at a Housing Commission office:( THey are all overworked and underpaid.Reference this for your S8 training and maintenance:https://dhcmi.org/sites/default/files/upload/LandlordGuideBo...

As a fellow West Aussie who's now living in the US, I can tell you this forum and most of the training/courses you'll see online regarding multifamily investment isn't relevant/applicable in Australia.

Only other thing that comes to mind would be a lender may look at that money less favorably because they recognize that a brokerage account is liquid while in their mind they may think the Roth account is not because they have a basic balance sheet understanding retirement accounts and aren't trained on rules of Roth accounts, MBD etc. 

Sloan, he seems to be knowledgeable about commercial real estate and after peering over his website briefly, it seems that he offers personalized training to people new to the business. 

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.