The course teaches a loophole that makes it perfectly legal to charge double triple or quadruple that amount!

Even triple net would need a 1031 and I would still have skin in the game.

If your mom is older in age she might not want to worry and want more safer investments even if returns are lower.I have a client now similar situation where they are putting down 600k on a 1.2 million dollar NNN triple net property.

Is this a "triple net" property where the tenant pays all taxes, insurance and maintenance? 

We bought our FL condos at the bottom of the market, and in 5 years, they've doubled and tripled in value.

That's double or triple the 2.5% CD rate.   

Originally posted by @Arn Cenedella:I would do your homework and triple check it.

Maybe triple!

I know there are a lot of people who love single-family homes and there are other's who swear by commercial 5 units and up, but I think 2-4 units is another niche noted talked about as much and I think it is a great way to start.Things I like about it.You are doubling, tripling, or quadrupling, your income because you are receiving rent from more than one tenantIt's possible but unlikely that all the tenants will move out at the same time, so you will mostly have some income coming in at all times ( you can easily manipulate this by staggering leases).You can get commercial experience on a small scale without the big risk of a bigger project out of the gate.You can house hack with somewhat of a homey feeling opposed to being in a big apartment building with a lot of people.You can fund these deals a little easier than the commercial (cheaper).Sometimes it's can be easier to find these types of properties because most people go for single-family or Commercial. 

Always double and triple check what the HOA covers, your attorney should do this.