great alternative way to look at it. thats sort of how i was leaning with my logic. like i would rather keep a good tenant for a long time and "lose" some market value but guarntee no vacancy. i figure i could write in a large penalty for cancellation too prior to term ends.

Sure, the alternatives is to buy in a nearby B neighborhood at some point in the future.

Your other alternative is hiring a listing agent to rent the apartment and they normally charge 1 months rent as well.

Even if you use alternative financing options that don’t require you to have an income most still require 10-20% down payment.

The long-term benefits seem promising, but it's a considerable leap.Delay Action and Save More: Alternatively, I could pause any immediate investment, focusing on boosting my savings for a larger down payment on a more significant property next year.Your experiences, insights, and any advice you can share would be immensely valuable to me.

I agree with you that an actually regulated REIT is a much safer choice for someone with no experience.

I'm seeking insights on whether pursuing property investment under these conditions would still allow me to utilize accelerated depreciation effectively or if there are alternative strategies I should consider to maintain my financial strategy amidst rising interest rates.

The fact that traditional education programs disregard syndication and alternative investments drives my interest in them.

In one part of the book, David Greene mentions that the home must be purchased with cash, but then later he says it is possible to finance the purchase using alternative methods (private money, hard money, etc.).

Positioned to prospective investors as a "protected" or "safer" investment, it is really being injected, in many cases, into underwater deals that can't be valued in today's environment.