From an asset perspective we have around sixty assets which by this time next year we will probably be around 80-100 loans as we are always selling loans in our portfolio to pick up more.

They provide diversification and liquidity.1031 Exchange into Syndications or Passive Investments: This keeps you in real estate but shifts the burden of management to others while potentially preserving tax advantages.At the end of the day, peace of mind is priceless.

You need to get some perspective buddy, unless you are trying to hide something.

You can probably rent it out for between $1,200 and $1,400, so from a cash flow perspective, that’s just shy of the 1% rule that’s often talked about here."

From a tax perspective if i am a passive investor how do i stand to gain from deprciation?

This is way more conservative than a lot of people I talk to and has definitely meant that I lost out on opportunities, but it gives me bigger peace of mind and in shifting markets I feel better prepared to adapt if need be. 

It's a great framework to get started from a tactical perspective. 

Your journey into short-term rentals sounds like an exciting shift—I can feel your energy for taking on a new challenge. 

. —- Again I’m not saying you have to do these things; it all depends what type of investor you are and what you are looking for however it is important to understand that if you shift the responsibility of either identifying the invest property or managing or any other aspect there WILL be a trade off — in this case the turnkey company has delivered on your goal of 8-9% ROI (projected... so TBC) and in return you have traded some of the other benefits of investing in RE for the convenience of not having to do much more than to look over the properties they have sent you and funding it from the comfort of your home, office, etc. ... again if this is the goal then you are on point but if the goal is to also partake in ALL of the other benefits of RE then you should understand that and not be surprised that it’s not a ‘stellar’ investment that checks all the boxes.

As bank’s risk tolerance shifts to being more cautious, less non-recourse loans are available.