syndications: very high risk, very high leverage, extremely low liquidity, almost zero control, too long investment too, and mild return compare to ETF/debt investment.There're two ways to make it work for syndication :- you invest as GP (sometimes there's this thing called co-GP fund so it's less risky in theory) ; invest as senior debt or just simply invest to the lender itself, some of these bridge lender (because of the structure) would go up in value when rate go up/down because all risk has been hedged.they make money even if the rate goes higher.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.

It's a loophole, and it will eventually close, everywhere.Any property I buy going forward that I plan to hold long term I will only buy in areas that are already extremely strictly regulated for STRs. 

Be careful; the rules for qualifying for a real estate professional are extremely complex - it is an area of the tax code that many practitioners and even judges (tax court cases) have gotten wrong.

(If you would like to track market expectations of rate changes, the FedWatch tool from the CME Group is extremely useful.)However, yields and mortgage rates can be greatly changed by Federal Reserve actions—the real drivers are the policy press releases and press conferences (typically scheduled for the early afternoon, a couple of hours after the publication of the decision).

We all know the Block to Block saying but in these areas of extremely tight living conditions its not only block to block but houses to house.

Having done this over 10 years a good Christian family with both parents employed whom had just bought a house and was always extremely kind and courteous did not strike me as the ones to do this. 

., I think it would be EXTREMELY difficult to work from pictures.

What is the lowest percent down, what percent of rental income can be used for debt to income, and any other information anyone can provide would be extremely helpful.thanks,Jennifer 

There is a process that is extremely hairy and complicated called a lease hold exchange where you sell your property to a related party and then lease it back after 180 days.