@Jonathan TiradoReal estate investing is a viable side hustle for full-time professionals, offering a flexible schedule and tax benefits.

I have worked with Easy Street Capital and they are a very straightforward lender which is a huge benefit.

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I am far from a financial advisor (which I hope you have a good one), but there are a lot of benefits to diversification and investing in RE. 

I think that there's a spin to your post that needs to incorporate the idea of being "welcoming" and "encouraging" of every member to pursue the long-term benefits of real estate responsibly, even as we of course do not want to encourage irresponsible real estate investing decisions.Curious to hear other's thoughts here. 

@Matthew Brown If you don't mind diversifying your real estate portfolio there is a way to take advantage of both financing options and all of the benefits of the 1031 exchange.There is something known as a diversification exchange that allows you to sell your relinquished property and purchase multiple replacement properties.

Also that syndication is a whole other beast, and while there are tremendous benefits from starting a syndication, like taxes, acquisition fees, sharing the work load, etc, the risks are that much bigger.  

However, Southern California—particularly cities like Los Angeles, San Diego, and coastal communities—benefits from a warm climate and constant demand, which helps to mitigate seasonal slowdowns.

I’m not sure if your basement might benefit from a similar source of heat.

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