Tbh it’s really not a great time to invest right now, the yields are for the most part with a few exceptions below what you can get in a bond/stock.

In the investment space, whether it be syndications, SFR, Airbnb, or hedge funds or stock market: anyone that is "promising" or "guarantees" any type of return should be viewed very skeptically.  

., a stock), the holder's creditor relationship with a firm or government (e.g., a bond), or the holder's other rights (e.g., an option)."

The same would be true if you had $500K of Apple stock and wanted to distribute it to yourself over a 10-year period. 

This assumes the market rent for the unit I will be moving into.My goals from entering real estate are 1. add diversification in my investments (right now heavily invested in stocks) and 2. house hack, so that tenants pay part of the mortgageIn my current market, I have two options: a. buy older houses, renovate, bring the rent to market --> this will cashflow, but needs a lot of time investment which I don't haveb. buy turnkey properties: --> renovated and already occupied by tenants but may not be cash flow positive.I found a property that's type B.

But you can do that for stocks too. 

Repairs increasing due to cost of labor and materials.They also mention taxing assets, including property and stock market.

I am 17 years old, and currently invest a pretty good amount in stocks.

In the ten-year period beginning with Q2 2014, the South Bay submarket has experienced the greatest introduction of new inventory, 8.3 million square feet, amounting to 27.8% of all new competitive stock added to the market.Asking and Effective RentDuring May, asking rents built upon April's 0.2% decrease, declining by an additional 0.2% to $12.82.

You think everyone just stock piles cash for RE?