.- I get an experienced sponsor/developer that can run the show so I don't run the risk of making any (very expensive) mistakes from my lack of experience.- I can get exposure to large multi-family with many tenants.

You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.

You an use this if you are either looking to invest passively, or, if you are raising capital, refer back to it, and focus on these three pillars:The biggest mistake I see passive investors make is they focus on the deal, what's my return, when in reality, that is the last pillar they need to focus on.

@Kale Mullikin Placing too great of an emphasis on completing the BRRRR strategy is one of the biggest mistakes new investors make.

I've identified hopefully like mr Henry says, start small and make your big mistakes early, a small town in TX that seemingly could use more storage.

We know it's challenging because so much has changed post COVID, fed rate hikes, etc. but that's how you avoid rehab mistakes, bad neighborhoods, and terrible deals. 

Some people just don't have good mentors in there life, and/or need to learn through mistake.

and the second anyone starts looking into it, the info get's even more obvious of fraud... but Justin or the broker (usually the broker) try's to rush rush rush and that's where lenders make mistakes! 

For example are they making a major mistake?

I beleive whether they count your paper losses as actual losses or not is determined if your lender has any overlays or not.Someon ccorrect me if I am mistake.