So we now have low inventory, compressed CAP rates, etc. if you find a specific property and would like a second opinion in calculations PM me and I’ll give ya mine.

A mentoring program really compresses the learning curve for someone with zero experience.

2X over 5 years, 2.5X over 7 years, 3X over 10 years is a pretty common projected return.IRR and cash on cash return (by year) are also great metrics to look at.That being said, you want to make sure that the proforma is conservative and that they are not banking on cap rate compression on the exit.

So I am an investor in the Columbus and Dayton Ohio area and similar to yourself have had some issues getting cashflow in these more compressed markets.

In my market (Madison), Cap rates are extremely compressed and there's very little spread between the different classes. 

With that compression, even if i had a year without any maintenance or vacancy i wont hit my minimum 'hoped' for.

The Cashflow will be tight but Fairfield is a good compression market as it’s between two big cities so that property looks like something you should definitely pursue on some level; If you can’t handle the potentially negative cashflow, then flipping is always an option, and if you can eat the mortgage for a while, Fairfield is a pretty stable market with Travis AFB so it could be a great hold.

My concern on syndication today is that CAP rates have compressed so much that I don't believe it is possible for syndications to keep getting the same returns.

Remains to be seen which asset class will do better when cap rates stop compressing. 

It seems we're talking deals and strategy 24/7 so the learning speed allows for time compression so you dont have to spend 10+ years to learn something you might get to experience in 1-2  years as an example.