The same as saying "those <whatever> stocks are too volatile, I'm going to invest all my money in treasury bonds".

I am looking at ways to free up a bit of cash in the bank so I would have money left over just in case.Again, I do understand it as a very volatile way to go and thank you kindly for your input.

In general your economic vacancy volatility will be higher with lower class apartments and vice versa.  

It is always better to have more doors to reduce the volatility that is created when a tenant is not paying or a unit is empty.

Some of the key points for discussion: - Tax Advantages- Inflation Hedge- Low-Income Volatility - High total risk rated returns. - Counter-cyclical to the general economy Look forward to questions and great conversations around this asset class. 

Brings up a whole new perspective that buyers don’t usually think about.I just feel like so much can happen between now and next year, given today’s volatile market, and especially if I’ve only seen raw land; I might sleep better at night insisting on the money being held in escrow.

I know with potus, among other factors, stay away from volatility and inverse volatility like vix and xiv.... or, that said, when potus tweets neg, drop everything and short that stock, if you can.

A 10% dividend can't make up for that degree of price volatility.

.- access to draw funds for all 30 years of term vs only the first 10 years - uses Fannie Mae guidelines so planning for this product is more predictable since the guidelines are public and widely used vs individual bank helps guidelines which may vary drastically from bank to bankThe cons are:- variable interest rate however this also variable with helocs andbaio is on the 1M libor index while most helocs are tied to prime index which is more volatile over timeOther than the variable rate feature it does not have many disadvantages.

It's a very volatile market.