Instead of seeing this as an opportunity, people like you get offended, and their egos are hurt, so to defend it they will instead of accepting actual data, try to manufacture and manipulate the narrative to construct a realm where they could still be right regardless of where or not it is right.

The Bayport Dr deal intrigued us due to its market-ready condition, favorable purchase price, and high potential for profit with minimal effort.

2) Are large investment companies like BlackRock contributing to a potential decline in homeownership?

If your'e looking for purely long term appreciation you will likely do great in these markets but if you're looking to have high cash flow and avoid a potential major pricing downturn.

Not only can you collect rent to go towards your mortgage, you're also building equity that can potentially be used down the road for your next home or investment.

Quote from @Paul Azad: Beautiful property Blake, and great growing area, i drove through a few years ago, amazing scenerey and perrenial vacation spot, would you feel comfortable sharing the structure of the syndication for the investors, fees, projected IRR, or time weighted avg returns etc from a potential passive investor perspective?

Instead of liquidating 1k in the stock, can I just give (transfer) him 1k in stock if he is OK with that (assume he is good with the investment and potential cap gains in the future)?

Find a property that makes sense financially, in an area of potential growth, ANYWHERE in the U.S., and in your analysis account for slightly higher PM fees.  

So now I'm faced with the potential of loosing EVERYTHING job, house, car, wife...Finally I stopped focusing on what was wrong and focused on the solutions. 

A quick fix now can save you from potential negative feedback later on.I'd be happy to discuss more ideas!