It definitely feels more like a 'who you know' type of game.

@Eileen L.Generally it's right if you can grow you income or equity by moving into a different asset type.

If you don't know those answers, then don't waste your time on it.If you are interested in learning about this type of investing, I highly recommend this book.

Many appraisers don't have time or knowledge/skill to go after that type of business and may welcome the help.

Ideally, investors look for properties with a rent-to-price ratio of at least 1% (e.g., $300k property renting for $3k/month) to ensure better cash flow.**3.

Real estate in most scenarios is not a "burning much money" type of investment unless you are buying property that needs considerable work.

You just need start again and figure out what types of investments interest you... whether it be rental properties, buying mortgage notes, etc.

I just want to know your opinion on which is the safest way to reject her, as she seems to the type that would try to make my life difficult even with legitimate reasons to reject her. 

If you are 20 mins from Austin center, short-term would be ideal and really most of your stays will likely be a week.

Additionaly I think about, knowing my own risk profile is certainly essential, but very difficult to determine aspects of the third parties syndicator/dst risk profile, since part of what is built into those type of investments is the capacity for operators to change course in one way or another (yes, with some exceptions in the docs).