For this reason, I have stopped looking for properties to purchase (but will keep my existing LA properties) and have started to put my money into syndicated deals and investment funds that are a bit more conservative and by their nature (i.e., hard money lending, litigation settlement funds, etc.) might hold up better in a downturn and aren't correlated with the RE market. 

Having worked for Bear Stearns I can attest to the toxic nature of corporate America.

I don’t want to waste time with ”renters only” so the deposit requirement naturally sifts the “renters only” out.

@Joe Villeneuve just the general insecurities that come with the nature of RE investing.  

Pretty cool if you have other employees who are starting out... not really necessary if you Cold call people Alot ( I say this because if you cold-call often, naturally, you'll pretty much have your Pitches down-packed .Contact me anytime  and i'll gladly share some knowledge with you. 

Anything that runs of propane should be easy enough to make run on natural gas, which is often a better deal.

You need appreciation, both forced and natural to make up for the 40 year rehab cycle. 

It's free and clear so by nature it is cash flowing.

Naturally I am not a numbers guy.

Naturally we would love to be able to utilise credit and leverage along with a lump sum however we're stuck with just the lump sum for now.