You'll learn more about the sponsor by learning how they handle an adverse market, and how they survive it, than by comparing projected vs actual without context.

08 to 2o12 wiped out a lot of entitlement companies.. buyers all walked.. there was a big one here in Oregon and they did not survive. 

I can guarantee that over 50% of experienced hosts wouldn't survived if they started in the current market.

Thats was how I survived my first few years. 

I can’t survive otherwise. 

And that there have been plenty That have simply defaulted and imploded.On the other hand, ( at least so far) conservatively structured deals are doing what they were designed to do, which is to survive a downturn without having to do any of the above.

Just for the record I bought my property in Ocala in 2017 for about $145k (3/2) and it had survived 2 hurricanes, appreciated $100k+ and has rented very well so she wasn’t remotely close to being correct. fast forward a year or two later and I got an email that Wagner had split from Jean and “borrowed” all her contacts and they are no longer associated with anything he markets.  

It's better to invest into insulation and possibly a new HVAC system than solar.How do you survive using just a flip-phone and not a smart phone?

Both of my house hacks were enjoyable and lowered my cost of living, helping me survive tough financial times.One of those tough times was caused by a live-in flip that went way over budget.

people in the street are dying becuase their company make less profit too, most small business in america can only survive by continous debt cycle.