Following the shiny object, throwing money at a market you don't know well, and blindly trusting strangers that have a clear profit motive put you in a poor position to succeed regardless of where you choose to invest.

Best Buy also seems like a strong bet, but they only sell single-game machines.

Or like some of the crowdfunders money flooded in and they made some pretty seriously poor lending choices and they themselves and their investors got wiped out.

The quicker you can take action on the high dollar value decsions the quicker you will be able to grow.For sure take the time to setup the right foundation, but keeping it simple and easy when you are getting going is a safe bet!

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

I am betting 0. because anger and blame is easy.

If you could a way to tokenize good deals I might be on board but I don't want anything to do with the distressed income deals you will likely be able to source unless I had ownership rights and could fix the problems causing the distress.That’s a real concern, however properties with failing numbers or poor management wouldn’t work for this model because the income rights being sold would hold little to no value for investors.

A project with a 75% cost to ARV will still turn a profit.This thing goes wrong when the GC arm of the process fails, neglects, steals, becomes unresponsive, misappropriate funds, does a poor job. 

Personally, I love them because they offer built-in diversification.In my experience, local banks are your best bet for financing mixed-use properties.

Your best bet is to get the rec from an investor-friendly agent who also flips (but be very careful with this, so many fakers) or an investor.