I do want to keep more than most people do in a nest egg for a hardship though, but this is because I want to quit my W2 by 2018.

I see on popular on-line forums many people saying not to syndicate a deal until you start slowly and build up a track record...Worse they are saying not to pay a "guru" thousands of dollars that claims they can help you do that...Just take it slow and safe...I do agree there is a lot of wisdom in that approach, don't get me wrong....that is the "safe" path for most people...But to me that's like saying study hard, get good grades, go to college, live below your means, and accumulate a nest egg and pray that you die before you run out of money...that is also the path that most people choose...But what if a newbie can actually successfully syndicate a large deal on their first deal, by getting educated, leveraging people with experience (attorneys, investors, mentors, brokers, prop mgmt companies, etc) and learning to do it "right" in spite of all the risks?

Also, I've only had a 401K for 3 years, so it's not like I'm going to have a big nest egg anyway.  

Every once in a while I hear about a bird or bees nest ending up in a vent pipe.

And it works.It seems to me that there can be some pretty good ROI's with cheap, but convenient, farmland, with a farm-to-table direct-retail component (ideally, an on-farm stand, which is why location is so critical), and hard working sharecroppers who just need a chance to build up their nest egg.

They have a more secure nest egg and do not want risk to their capital they have built up over decades.

I would keep your retirement nest egg in place.

Homeowners are happy to let certain maintenance issues slide - we get comfy in our little nests - but tenants are going to want a property in a gated community to look shiny and new.

And I got into a wasp nest.

Hey Andy,Congrats on saving up such a great nest egg for ya'll at such an early age in life!