In today's fast-paced real estate environment, having a flexible strategy is key to growth.

I am preferential to medium/long term rentals so my exit strategy would not be applicable for many years.I make a comfortable living and have a surplus of money saved up but don't want to liquidate my entire savings accounts so I can get just one singular 200K property that may cash flow for a couple hundred bucks over the next few years.Am I missing something or being overly cautious?

There are so many different opinions and mine is just another one of them, so take it or leave it, the beauty of it all is you can do what you are comfortable with and what will work for you!

In others experience is this return worth the risk given Multi-family environment ie supply, interest rates, project specific risks, illiquidity risk, and more specifically the Preferred Equity subordinated tranche risk (this sounds like just a Mezzanine loan without recourse).

However, this time, with stronger financial backing, the family is hoping to regain control and potentially monetize their 350 locations, including the flagship Seattle store and Nordstrom Rack outlets.The outcome remains uncertain, but this bold move could shape Nordstrom’s future in a challenging retail environment.

Hoping to buy one property by the end of this year, 2 next year and to scale up.Neighbourhood: Class B or C+ neighbourhood.Rehab: Comfortable with cosmetic and upgrades to the property but not a whole tear down gut job. 

Make sure you are comfortable with who they place in your property! 

That’s the most direct path to getting comfortable making investment decisions, alongside connecting with a few local agents in your area. 

Its much more challenging for single family investing so consider living in a two fam to make yourself more comfortable or just buy an investment and stay in your home. 

This structure explains why institutional players dominate - they likely have the capital, connections, and infrastructure to operate effectively in such an environment.