Thank you @Gene Hacker this is what I was looking for.

@Patrick VolumI think you should find out what criteria lenders use to give mortgage loans before you quit your W-2.In my experience it is very difficult to get a mortgage without a W-2 and the factor that affects interest rates the most are credit score.So unless you have a portfolio that you can put up as collateral for a loan without a W-2 or a fat bank account.

Most non-real estate investors think that the rest of us are fat cats with tons of dough and that we deserve to get taken down a peg.

Lot's of these syndicators like to syndicate big apartment buildings because they take a fat fee.I like retail because I understand it on a deep level so have comfort with it where others tend to be scared reading the latest news soundbite of the day.I think retail is poised for a nice rebound 2023-2025.

I'd agree with your initial post...If you're finding the offmarket deals yourself (and not having fat trimmed by a wholesaler/agent), you could still make it happen depending on your location. 

: The how-to book of syndicated investment real estate by Gene Trowbridge

“I get called a fat f_ _k every time I walk past,” Nichols told CNN.

I agree with @Gene Hacker completely with regard to the areas, etc.

If you need the sheepskin on the wall, also, the gen. ed.'

I loved showing them how to cut so much fat off and in return help there family thrive.