My exterminator won’t kill bees, they are important for our environment.

Cons- depending on your personal financials, qualifying might be more challenging and the loan might not amortize over 30-years.Another alternative would be a business-purpose rehab loan (fix and flip/fix to rent).

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Value-add strategies like BRRRR can work well in any market provided that you buy low enough (the challenge for all of us).

Challenges?

The challenge is if you don't have the personal experience, it can be easy for any property manager to take advantage of you.

I believe this market cycle is topping, and one should tread very carefully before investing more money into an 'unsure' property.That does NOT mean to stop investing; just make sure you aren't trying to catch a falling knife in an unsure environment. 

@Dave Vona, there are a lot of challenges here in comparing the two.I have invested in SFR and syndications, granted syndcations only started about 4 yrs ago, where SFRs were 14 yrs ago.The biggest challenge in comparing these two, from a very technical aspect, is you are using syndicators 15-18% projections on value add properties (and the rent increases that can come with them) versus a more turnkey approach.So let's look at most syndicators in the value-add space and for completed deals:I would say, many groups hit roughly 25% IRRs for their LPs, often with a roughly 2-3 yr hold. 

They have nothing to lose by you sending them a potential deal.Real Estate CrowdfundingOne of the biggest challenges to finding cash buyers, especially in hot markets, is that many individuals have limited capital.

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