It didn't stop my wife from objecting, but it made her a lot more comfortable.I explained to my wife that when we were dating I was riding bulls, riding race horses in races, working in an oil derrick 140 feet in the air, etc. 

@Ben Bartels I started with similar situation - so let me share my story -  I wanted to ride on both horses :-)I put in 50k for down payments on 2 properties in REI and I put 50k in Stocks (self manage Robinhood) - (100k seed money) when I started few years ago - both are doing good - REI is little slow but steady, I thought Stocks would fail or lose to get me returns in 2020 but to my surprise Stocks beat REI hands down in December 2020 and I cashed out at right time.

Not in the real estate space: that horse has been beaten to death.  

@John RockerNot to beat a dead horse here, but it's really as simple as if title to the property is going to be held by a corporate entity, conventional (i.e.

Not only did they tat themselves from head-to-toe, but they also adorned their horses in elaborate metal plates, basically "chroming them out" like a biker does with a new Harley...lol.

While the deal itself is important, in syndications you are primarily betting "on the jockey and not the horse", so to say. 

Thanks for pointing out that important possibility -- I'll scale back my down payment strategy accordingly.Despite having driven through Sacramento a number of times, the only rental information that I'm familiar with is from browsing Craigslist listings and Zillow -- I haven't heard anything straight from the horse's mouth yet. 

Additionally, the seller has continually stalled on providing proof that she's paid rent.

Jon makes a very good point, don't put the cart before the horse.

My wife and I live on a small ranch with our four children, 5 dogs, and way too many horses.