Now, in my dotage(I'm 44;) I look at the portfolio and can clearly see that the theoretically lower cap rate properties have been substantial outperformers over the years on the metric of cash flow- so I'm pruning the challenging(and capturing the principal appreciation, *wink wink*) to replace it with the chill. 

Real estate will outperform, even when CAP rates are 5-6%. 

While there are certainly other good markets I don't know that any will outperform the Indy market enough to have to look elsewhere.

There are numerous threads going into the details of how leveraging multiple properties outperform a single property purchased with all cash.

They matched their returns, when the vast majority of experienced sponsors were outperforming.

It is definitely getting tighter and you are having to run them properly to out perform the market.

It all has to do with attitude and approach.The IRS rules themselves are a pretty basic framework that is easy to operate within as long as you stop and ask questions of a qualified professional before taking action.BTW, there are about 4 dozen providers of self-directed plan services that outperform the company you mentioned. 

It's definitely a different animal, only being in existence since 2009, but over the past 9 years, it has outperformed just about anything I can think of.

On a total return basis, the lower yield markets typically out perform the higher yield markets. 

I and my partners are looking to expand our network of entrepreneurs/builders in the US and we heard that Cleveland was a great market.We are looking for neighbourhoods that will outperform the city averages in the next years and that allows a BRRRRstrategy.