I have SEO engineer who quit his full job in finance, went to MIT , got engineering degree and is dedicated to online marketing services.

Good to see someone in finance affirm the conclusion I keep coming to.

While the current fiscal trajectory of the country certainly has some issues, this is generally referred to in finance as the “risk-free” rate—and the main economic alternative to mortgage bonds.

Hiring an experienced property manager who regularly checks on the property and has a thorough tenant screening process can help landlords avoid thousands of dollars in fines, property damage, and lost rent.

These programs even the gurus say consult with your attorney, make sure there are no Loophole's, stuff in fine print, what gets people, you know stuff you need a magnifying glass to see lol.

I mean the real me...ha ha ha.I flipped a bunch of properties before...put together JV development deals, and hustled my tail off from 2002-2008 when my daughter was born and the world fell out in finances.

Hi David,(1) I don't have much to invest ($280-$350k) and would want to diversify across different properties anyway (some DSTs are diversified, and I can probably pick up three different DSTs with my proceeds);(2) no direct participation in managing properties (tired of it);(3) illiquidity is not an issue (looking for a 7-10 or longer horizon, will need some cash 8-20 years down the road to fund the kids' college);(4) prefer paper investments in general, would be able to hedge declines in the real estate market with financial instruments (have a Ph.D. in finance and a CFA designation, but a newbie to RE exchanges).

Diversification is the only "free lunch" in finance. 

I would argue there's more important things than a balcony. interior finishes. we build a triplex stacked over and over and no balcony. on our infill single family home we have two rooftop terraces and covered balconies that we are designing now to sell quick. it's more of an amenity to compete and get a quick sale. 

Most of my deals I'm pulling all my cash out to wrap and get infinity return.