At 83 I’m enjoying my best health in the past 40 years in spite of being hit by a poisonious Copperhead snake and suffering a heat stroke while working outside on a very hot day.Respectfully,“DeJay”    

I would avoid those in your shoes.Crowdfunding , syndications and stuff give you a little tax benefit, but no say.Broad strokes here, see a RE-focused tax professional of course @Jeff Lulek

if your happy thats better than paying full retail and you would have to stroke a check to sell if you wanted to sell. 

Different strokes for different folks.

I also buy from one broker, a competitor who I trust, is a friend and helped me during 2009 and 2010 while I was recovering from my heart surgery, stroke and re-learning how to walk, read, etc.For servicing, I use FCI and Del Toro and I'm about to begin using a new company owned by Trustee Corps in Irvine, CA, Harmony.

I know Phill personally so it is amusing to me that he is getting painted with the same broad-stroke "guru" brush I was painted with when I first got on the site by some of our not-so-tactful posters.

The type of tenant you described in one or especially multiple units can lead to stroke.

Well, we get to stroke our egos a bit with all of our sage advice :D On the serious side, I do get something out of it.

Different strokes for different folks.

I've spent hours running through different scenarios and cannot for the life of me see how a BRRRR works with a hard money loan.Broad strokes here-- but you're gonna pay $8K-$10K in hard money costs for a $100K loan for three months (12%-14% interest + 3-4 points + closing costs).