Account ClosedReal estate is a very capital-intensive business and I always recommend to new investors who are having issues putting together the down payment, to hold off until they have funds for not only the down payment but for repairs and deferred maintenance of a property, in addition to a reserve.

If you have a real capital intensive deal ( say 100k in road fix up ) you will want to factor that in ) . 

You just need to figure they can be maintenance intensive due to the quality of the materials used, though they are simple to repair.Much success

( Us nutty Californians like to have a "Landscape Committee, Architectural Review Board and a portly woman who walks around with a clip board noting if you have a basketball hoop in violation so they can fine you).         

I would suspect the competition is intense..

Be aware you will have higher then normal operating expenses, vacancy rates, and overall it is a very management intensive area to be. 

The problem is we aren’t getting much cash flow from the portfolio for a variety of reasons and our rentals, flips, and short term rentals are time and energy intensive.

I have not actually taken it but from what I hear from people that have is it's intense.

This is about the most intensive type of retail asset out there.STNL is usually most passive, followed by an MTNL retail center that has 2 to 4 national tenants with parent corp guarantees.

A deal a month sounds intense, but good luck!