Overall, I think arbitrage can work but you are risking both time and money in a volatile market. 

The volatility in the market and possible crash coming2.

This sounds good, but as I will illustrate later in this blog, it pales in comparison to real estate.Details: The stock market is known for its volatility.

For instance, they're opposites in terms of liquidity, physicality, age of the business model, volatility, etc., etc.  ...and, my impression is that they're also opposites in terms of the mindsets of the investors (e.g.; many RE investors have comparatively longer time horizons, and I would assume that most RE investors have a lower tolerance for risk).I'm a RE investor, and don't have any crypto, but I have plenty of friends who hold a lot of crypto, and we've discussed crypto endlessly...At the risk of sounding like a luddite, even after years of discussions and reading countless articles, I still don't feel like I have a good understanding of crypto.  ...and frankly, I'm skeptical of people who claim to have a thorough understanding of it (yet, there are no shortage of self-proclaimed "experts" who describe crypto with the confidence of someone predicting a sunrise!)

Long-term fixed debt calms the short term market volatility.

(CSPAN).Today’s Interest Rate: 6.92%(👇 .05% from this time last week, 30-yr mortgage)Mortgage interest rates have calmed down a tiny bit, after staying above 7% for most of February, although they remain volatile.

My concern is in regard to one's ability to offload properties for profit in today's high interest volatile markets.Any feedback from students much appreciated.Below is a link to rehabbed properties for sale.martelturnkey.com Typical “Guru” marketing.

I think my position is a bit more complex than your average investor since:1) I am brand new and have been shopping for a good CPA to no avail for a month.2) I need to shelter risky assets as best as possible (which may include anonymity)3) I am looking to aggressively expand over the next 12 months into different states for short-term rentals, which have volatile regulations.4) My expected income for 2018 has a very wide band thus leaving room for the need for constant advice and dynamic planningThanks so much for any thoughts.

maybe $12,000 - hard to create a business model with that volatility. 

And before anyone brings up volatility, the only reason syndications are not as volatile as public REITs is because syndicators never perform mark-to-market NAV, net of fees and carry, on any interval, let alone minute by minute.