Long story short after having my tenant suffer through the phoenix summer heat for a month with no repair in sight, and the actual 'repair' would have been a band-aid fix on an old system of which I would have to pay half for anyway I told my insurance company to cash me out. 

Biggest thing that keeps folks from getting started:1)  They are too afraid or suffer from "paralysis by analysis".2) They aren't motivated enough to put in the work and commit.

And it doesn't cover damage suffered by others in your building. 

You probably know more than most people and are suffering from FEAR.

I think they both have their place but suffer the same kind of fate: short seasons.

keep it long term Hawaii is not going to suffer extreme downward valuations pressures over the coming decades or decades. dont get focused on it has to make money today.. that is short sided thinking that is germane for markets that have historic sloooow appreciation and limited exit markets.

On the other hand, don't be so thorough that you suffer from analysis paralysis. 

In-place syndication investments are likely to achieve lower returns than expected, and I'm sure more than a few will suffer loss of principal, primarily ones that were improperly structured and managed by inexperienced sponsors.

I wish I would've realized that I would be "suffering" before I could see any results. 

For example, annual job growth has suffered over the years.