There's a lot of good data about trends:from http://berkshireplanning.org/images/uploads/documents/Berkshire_County_Population_Trends_140909.pdfBy 2030:Population – reduced by 12,420 School age children – reduced by 28% – (school enrollment declined 13% over last 10 years) Educational Attainment – reduction in amount with college degrees (especially advanced degrees) Workers – reduction by 25% Seniors – increase of 69%Housing – continued demand in South County due to seasonal residence.

Going into a bank and getting a loan feels the most attainable to me.

Here's what I learned:$40k for a full gut rehab is very attainable.  

Property management fee is also the typical average of 5% (but then again, it looks like they are purchasing extremely small complexes which will not have the kind of scale that makes lower fees easier to attain).For vetting a syndication, different investors do it differently because every investor comes from a different financial situation and has different goals and risk tolerance.

There will be a breaking point where these persons will feel a requirement to get off the sideline and buy before there liquidity is gone and purchasing is no longer attainable.

Then break it down into actionable parts build a plan to attain that goal.

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I like to set high but attainable goals, and when I get there say "I can do even better than that".

The information I have attained coupled with the information from this forum has given me great insight as to the strategies needed to succeed.I hope this helps answer your question,Happy Investing!

Staying with your goals is a good trait, the issue is that your goals must be reasonable, attainable, lawful and in compliance with acceptable practice.