Keeping your cash investment under $10K makes sense—you want to stay liquid for unexpected costs.

If you have a lot of liquidity and a great paying W2 and can support your rentals, focus on appreciation/equity.

@Steven Nguyen            Your first step is to liquidate some of your Crypto so you have liquid funds to contribute to the deal.

How do you continue  guaranteeing a rate of return or redemptions when the asset class is real estate which is not liquid?

Also, liquidity. 

A hard money lender typically will go from one loan, to three, then three plus depending on quality of the flips and your liquidity. 

I am hoping this gives me a head start in funding the initial investments.I also have some high balance liquid assets, but I am putting all or most those funds into other investment vehicles to diversify my holdings such as stocks, bonds, etc.

. - The 4% rule is a helpful benchmark but leaves a LOT to be desired in terms of projecting retirement income from a liquid portfolio.

The asset was sold a couple years later and the operator gave all investors the option to exchange into a new acquisition or liquidate.

These properties tend to be more liquid and offer you greater control over your investments than syndications.Good luck!