This is to give you sustainable income for working with the goal to make it all profitable.

Apparently the rents are sliding downward and these guys paid prices that are not sustainable.  

You have to consider whether the location where the syndication investment is offered can sustain the downturn. 

Just because new construction is taking place does not mean the market can sustain the growth.

Renovated properties in stable family neighborhoods are almost always a safe bet....what I still can't understand is dropping  $150k on a renovation of a historic property in a neighborhood where your a/c unit will be stolen unless it's in a cage...there's no sustainability to the model...

Physically do any work that your body can sustain.

"Easy come easy go" would be more correct, so to build a portfolio that provides you financial independence, I'd say take 5, 7,10 years & build something sustainable that you can get your mind around. 

So now I'm just reading the actual printed changes.Update - looks like we wouldn't have to worry about the self sustainability rule going conventional and the down payment was lowered from 15% (2units) 25% (3-4 Unit) down to 5% across the board and doesn't need to meet the self sustainability rule.

It’s going to take time to build yourself a portfolio large enough to fully sustain the lifestyle you want.

Because your percentage of income to cost to own and maintain a home are near all time highs and is not sustainable.