.#1...probably right now you best bet is to buy a 4-5 bedroom if you can and rent bedrooms.

That’s the best bet.

That’s the best bet.

That is going to be a hard-hitting reality I am betting, just how far it does not go, given situation and especially looking at staying in the high price market. 

That's the properties i currently hold, a few more properties and i will be bringing in what i make right now working, in cash flow, and i could live off of that, the rest will be all theirs. i have done a some flips, i have made as little as $100, i have also made $50,000, so there are ways to get money when needed but no matter which type of investing you are doing it is always a gamble, but i think a variety of ways is your best bet, you are taking risks yet having some safe investments for those down times, the next best area may be the worst financial investment if you do not time things right, either buying or selling.There are probably investors out there that lose money on their properties but it is a tax advantage/ strategy for them and down the road when they sell, or their kids inherit, it would be worth a lot of money to either one. if you make a lot of money and you need a place to " dump " it, a losing property is a good hiding place especially if the kids inherit it later at current market value.There is no wrong way to invest, as long as you have a plan and an exit strategy.

Getting with an asset protection attorney is your best bet. 

And a lot of folks just can't get over that control hurdle.For you NNN properties will be your next best bet (although good returns are hard to find). 

I would start with ( and I hope you do ) bank with a local small community bank that is going to be your best bet and cheapest money..

That's pretty guaranteed for this year... no point betting on equity appreciation in a housing market. 

If he has a property that doesn't cashflow for a few years, it's nothing to him.Don't bet the farm if all you have is a farm.  ...but, if you have a thousand farms, maybe it's ok to roll some dice on a couple of farms occasionally...As with all things, it's all relative and contextual--which is why a hard and fast rule that makes sense for one investor might make zero sense for another investor.