Network actively and research New Haven areas for the right opportunity.Good luck!

Education is important, but I think the decision of how to invest money needs to hinge on how much capital you're likely to have to deploy to various activities and how much time you intend to invest actively managing deals versus selling your time into other productive endeavors. 

On the forth month I did get the four months in one lump payment which felt great, but really was just refilling my account or paying off my credit card which was stressful.

Hi, I’m trying to decide whether I continue to actively invest in single-family (or small multifamily) long-term rentals or invest with a multifamily syndication.

It seems like San Jose is an active enough market to do MTR, but that's a guess, not market research.Mike

There are so many opportunities out there in the real estate industry, stay active and engaged.

I know its expensive but you will be well protected :)Or you save a lot of money and be better protected by doing this consistently and well:-carry appropriate types and amounts of insurance-sign contracts with indemnification provisions- obtain all necessary licenses and permits to operate your business-ensure all vendors/contractors are licensed and insured and list you as additional insured-sign well drafted and fair leases and be a responsive landlord -be an active owner or hire an active PM  who avoids or at worse timely eliminates premises liability exposure The strategies you often read about are sold by alarmist asset protection companies who fail to disclose how impractical they are.

If you've sent notices, allowed the required time, no response, no activity, no water, no rent, garbage left, no sign of anyone.?.

IRS pub 425 says, "Passive activities include trade or business activities in which you don't materially participate.

His book is next on my list; just looking for ways to actively do something (and to your point, relevant to the market I’m looking at).