It will be not only complex (but doable) to secure financing for it, but the real issue is that if you ever want to sell it, it will be super difficult for prospective buyers to secure financing unless they are seasoned investors which limits your potential buyer pool and potentially your offloading price.

Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

I understand there are multiple ways to legally raise money for others without tip-toeing the broker-dealer line: 1) Consultant Fee.

Hi @Joseph BaenaHere is a tip for you as you get into RE investingThis website is a great reference point for figuring out what each area is like. https://www.areavibes.com/It gives you a total LIVABILITY score for each street and zip code.

I'll check out WLB, thanks for the tip.  

You can start real estate investing from $5,000, with a minimum hold time of five years.Pooled fundsPooled funds such as crowdfunding projects and pooled REITs offer investing opportunities without huge upfront costs.

If you ever want to chat about the NC market or need tips on starting your rental journey, feel free to reach out. 

There was downward compression on pricing with local comps, high interest rates, and a softening buyer pool.

Thanks everyone for the comments and tips, very helpful!

Quote from @Andy Port: I'm currently looking to take some money out of traditional investments and begin investing directly into real estate as a passive investor on syndicated deals.The internet is pretty much copy-paste with advice on how to access real estate and defaults to saying "Just invest in a REIT - its the same" except you pay for the entire pool of existing properties (even if they have low yields in less opportunistic areas), the entire management team's multi-million dollar salary and their private jet, etc...