| The Motley FoolThis is study from NAREIT all equity index not the more limited VNQ vanguard which tracks the MSCI 25/50 index which only hold 160 positions at a time, not the 270 US and nearly 400 globalThis chart is from EPRA and a European academic study with data from 1977-2010Not saying REITs are better than Matan buying single family rentals or multi-family etc, just given that he has 2 more years of Fellowship (often work 100-132 hrs a week), trying to provide him with another option that he can wet his Beak so to speak in Real Estate, in different sectors as well, start learning about the industry, then when he graduates, he will have to only work 80-90 hrs a week and will have the time to devote to more active ReaL Estate.

There only job is to keep track of the funds and create the required paperwork for the IRS.  

Being that you have a track record of selling properties and may have an old lead-list, you can try creating a lookalike audience for facebook ads.Within the ad manager, you can add a csv file with names and contact information for past buyer leads.

As far as the influencers and becoming financially free, "using Other People's Money" they make it look using private lenders - I'm still puzzled by how a PL would lend money to a new investor with no proven track record.  

Typically, they track down heirs to properties that are owned outright but split between many family members that may or may not communicate with each other or even know the FMV for their portion. 

If no construction lender can get comfortable with you as the builder (aka principal, sponsor) regardless of you hiring a well-qualified GC, then maybe the solution is to give some piece of the equity to another builder/principal who would oversee the GC, and whom has the track record to satisfy the lender.

It took us 4 weeks to get our $150,000 back from the court (justice moves slowly!)

Good news is you have a previous owners track record to give you a little foreshadowing into what worked for them and how to build from their wins and fails.

This doesn't track as well to the Freddie commercial rate but it gives the Fed's view of future rates.

Hey Samantha, you're on the right track thinking about financing first.