DSTs are nice because they will satisfy the 1031 exchange, and you can invest in pretty much whatever sector you like.

Let me know if you'd like to meet up and chat about your goals, and I can share my experiences and insights in the multifamily sector. 

I am brand new to real estate and want to create another stream of income that will ultimately be something I can hand over to my daughters...that said, I work full time in the automotive sector, slowly saving up $$, and am passionate and tenacious about creating freedom and options for my family.  

Now that the Equities feel very top heavy and ready for a big correction we are seeing money move to other sectors such as RE.  

Having my engineering degree helps the transition to residential sector.

I am now married, I have two children, I worked in the civilian sector, and I started my own business.

You must also have enough underlying coverage for the umbrella to work.In no other sector of business have I seen such confusion on an umbrella policy. 

Find someone that is successful in that area, and see if you can learn from them, or get a job working in that sector.

Credit cards at 20%, banks generally not lending on unsecured consumer sector, a decent space exists for companies that broker online loans in that space.This lending platform just needs to work on develpoing credibility and stability.

I recently did some "biking for dollars" over the weekend (it was actually a leisure bike ride that just turned into a home search)I found the easiest way was just to connect your iphone to your head piece and just use SIRI to make a note of addresses when you ride by.