But from what I've observed (and I'm sure you've seen too), only a few new investors, who are more analytical in nature, do this.One of the issues that I've seen again and again is new investors putting together a "spreadsheet" based on their limited understanding, that produces inaccurate or misleading numbers.

The marketer (guru) severely understates the amount of capital, time, and knowledge needed to produce successful results.And the above mentioned are the BEST case; not even mentioning the guru strategies that are fraudulent, illegal, unethical, and plain not realistically achievable.  

You anticipate that the winners provide much more profit than the losers, and you end up with a portfolio that produces a double digit return + a “salary” for your active participation over time. 

Because, the lender is entitled to know what risk they are taking with their money.That being said, on seller financing, if someone gets sued and loses, the lien/judgement can be filed at the county, (it's not automatic, someone has to prepare and send the paperwork) which the bureaus will pick it up on producing a credit report.

This is largely due to the fixed nature of ongoing maintenance costs, which become proportionally more impactful as the park size decreases, thereby inflating the expense ratio.

This amounts to lost opportunity because if you had purchased RE, at the closing it can start producing return. 5) ADUs detract from the existing structure whether this is privacy, a garage, or just yard space. 6) this is related to number 1, but there are many more buyers looking to purchase homes for their family than there are RE investors looking to purchase small unit count properties.

STRs generally produce more income than LTRs, but they are more work.

Don't discount that.Real estate remains a valuable investment despite current challenges due to its tangible nature, long-term appreciation, and potential for consistent rental income.

You know, it only takes a phone call to reserve a large meeting room, holds about 250, if you clean up after yourself, it's totally free in a new facility, it called the Library.So long as there are no sales, no charges, not some income producing ploy at your meeting, you can use it. 

I plan on investing mainly for the hands-off nature of it.