And once in, this cycle repeats over n over n over. 

Lmk if you have more questions.Only other one I liked was Bryt Software but they couldn't do much in the way of standardized loan life cycle task management (moving loans from application to document collection and review to underwriting and escrow and in-service).

With all the capital raised over this past market cycle, it seems as if investors forgot real estate was a business and you had to manage it.

If the answer to all three is Yes, I buy.And let life unfold.I have NO IDEA what the ultimate return will be….NONE….And neither does any other investor if they are honest…..most crystal balls I find are broken.But if one acquires the property is a solid long term manner based on fundamental investing principles and is never forced to sell…History indicates the long term trajectory of price and rents are up.In my experience, real estate follows cycles……. 6 or 7 years of a bull market, 1 or 2 years down (though the up is always larger than the down), 1 or 2 years of flat which then sets the floor for the next run up.

We are caught in that vicious cycle of having to make more money in order to live better, and the utter lack of work-life balance is killing the very quality of life we are trying to achieve by working harder for it.Europe is a stark contrast, but you see a difference within the US.

I always knew that our economy experienced market cycles, but I never realized these market cycles could vary by asset class and location.

I feel like this is a good time in the market cycle to exit and diversify?

I'm a conservative investor and for me this sponsor is an easy "no":1) I generally want to see at least one full real estate cycle experience in the exact strategy (and with little to no money lost). 

One day miraculously an offer of his was accepted.  

Yes, miraculously Clayton bought my property back about the same time that all of the scamming came to light and clients of his started looking into legal action.