You can do both, not an either or, but focus on the one you like the mostRE and CRE are great if done carefully and methodically and with patience, but so is picking individual stocks. 

They are always on top of maintenance and communicating any issue regarding the property and they have streamlined the process so that it’s relatively easy and quick the purchase. 

You can take a deep look at the deals and get an idea of the kind of variety you'll see and come up with your own due diligence method (that meets your unique situation).

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I will be sure to be upfront on the lease about the guidelines and specifics like that including cleanliness expectations, late rules, eviction notices, communication, maintenance, etc.

And there is definitely ways to structure a sub to deal to protect yourself a little better as a buyer but the problem is and will always be that the lender isnt in the loop with this and can call the loan at any point which puts a lot of risk on the sellers willing to do this method and the buyers who are investing money into these deals.

I see you mentioned the BRRR method, here's a nice breakdown of it here on Bigger Pockets.   

I recommend an electronic payment method.

When looking for a property to purchase, make sure you take this into account. 2) The BRRRR method is really hard to do in Bing, especially in student areas.

Some of it is due to his questionable methods of getting reviews on Bigger Pockets.