In contrast, with syndications, I must admit it is really nice to get funds ACH'd right into my account like clockwork without lifting a finger.

To contrast, the freedom granted by learning about real estate excites me greatly.

I've tried dimming the brightness to get more contrast but no luck.  

In contrast, I had a plex in a commercial district where the assessor valued the land at half. 

I noticed a huge contrast to your involvement with bigger pockets compared to @Michael Johnson.

Here is a post on our blog we did recently that is all about comparing and contrasting the 15 year with the 30 year:https://yourfirstmillion.org/2016/08/13/how-to-pay-off-your-30-year-mortgage-in-15-years-and-save-tens-of-thousands-of-dollars/

Wholesaling, by contrast, typically involves marketing properties that you have an equitable/marketable interest in (i.e. a contract that is assignable).Even if you are licensed....Interestingly, even real estate agents cannot advertise other agents' listings without express written permission.

THAT is what you want to avoid.By contrast a company like mine will give me a nice bonus based on "rate lock pull-through %," meaning that if we lock your loan & rate YOUR LOAN WILL FUND or it screws with our compensation not just from your deal, but from OTHER deals too, because it throws that % off.

By contrast, the pool of buyers could be decreasing during periods of higher interest rates, and those would-be buyers substitute by renting, pushing up rental rates.This would explain the trends we saw in 2008.

You can make copies of the checklist and use it to compare and contrast the different multi family properties that you're visiting !