The podcast and community at large has been a wealth of knowledge and has helped broaden my horizons on what's possible out there.

I really didn't want to list anything negative on a thread today but they say three strikes and you're out. Here are my three strikes for the day.

one – Bank of America says they are going to close at least 750 branc...

this has happened to me, and most likely, many of usI have waited months for a Bank Property to be priced,only to be blown away by the ridiculous price the property is finally priced at.I feel if I show interest in said property,it only hurts me.You could very well be in a long waiting game.I have been keeping an eye on a Property that was originally pricedat $229,000 (mind boggling), now said property is at $159Kwhich is still to high.I want to put an offer in at $144,000 but I need to wait a bit longer.Once this property has been on the market for 30 days at $159KI will then put my $144K offer in.I am trying to get this for a family member.I find HUD to be the slowest of all entities to lower their home prices.Good Luck, you might need to broaden your horizons :idea: .

Given a reasonable asset allocation, emotionally stable personality and a decent time horizon, combination of index funds/RE will beat either index funds or RE alone, 9 times out of 10. 

You can scale and all but look to a set horizon and where you want to be

I'm a traditional index fund investor, but I'm looking to do something different on the horizon.

HORIZON IS LOOKING FOR YOU!

The investor needs to vet the sponsor for track record, property selection, entity structure and operating agreement terms, planned exits and time horizons, etc. to get comfortable to make a decision to move forward or not. 

If look at overall returns those, cash flow + appreciation hands down beats just cash-flow (think midwest) when you're talking long horizons 20+ years.

Also expand your horizons to other markets if the property size will support it.