What an injustice to air such a one-sided viewpoint from PBS, to make viewers think the industry is taking advantage of folks (which is the furthest thing from the truth).

It depends on what view point you are looking at this from.A ground lease helps the developer as it is less money they have to come up with upfront for the land.For an end buyer and getting the best financing NNN is the most sought after.

Keep in mind that you're going to get lots of opinions and different viewpoints depending on the experience of the person you're talking to so it might be a good idea to do the same thing at multiple locations.It will take some time to educate yourself but it will be very valuable.

You're ultimately making the decision, I just hope to have exposed a viewpoint that may not have been apparent.Try and make the next meet up, Phil does a great job keeping it going.

So my view point is quite different from a lot of other people on here.

Even if you are going to self manage it is a good idea (conservative view point) to always include it.  

You need an inspection of some kind in my opinion until you know you have a contractor you can trust, and even then I would probably still get some type of 3rd party viewpoint on every deal to make sure your as safe as possible.  

I would like to know the advantages and disadvantages of this method of investing in real estate from the investor view points.

Also, have you run into any trouble with Fort Worth’s viewpoint on Airbnb and short term rentals?

I’m sure you’ll get many viewpoints soon but I feel like the answer to your question is - it depends.