During my REI investing journey I've done 7 1031’s, then followed each of these up with cost segregation studies.

you might say something like, "I’ve been studying Austin and Denver for rental properties and have a $200,000 price limit—what are the pros and cons of both markets?"

Study all strategies, markets, etc, and find what fits your strategies.

Best to study these and do the correct due diligence beforehand so you are not disappointed in an investment.

I've been studying for a while and see investing as a cycle, times of high activity (chasing the deal) and times of latency (allowing the deal to mature).

I studied RE development and investment for my MBA, I am the building inspector for the town where I live and I worked as a contractor before switching to only working on my own deals.

To clarify, I have been studying real estate for several years, but have been otherwise engaged in operating  other businesses that my wife and I both own, both as CFO and CEO roles.

I have studied both and Section 8 is a lot easier.Yes, Section 8 is intended to help with the issue of available housing for low income people so absolutely its not designed to compete with your Class A rentals.

Im new to the investing world and am still in the early stages, I've been studying and researching for the past five years.

Do not know much about them, but the Fund of Funds model will be an interesting case study during the next 3-5 years especially as deals go bad and investors look to these sponsors and the level of due diligence they did will be very interesting to see how they handle the lawsuits, as its not an if but a when, regarding a lawsuit.