And being from Phila, there are plenty of solid and reasonably affordable areas to invest in. if you're open to it, feel free to reach out and we can talk more about this topic and the local market. 

That said, since I'm not actively involved in it myself, I may not be the most credible voice on the topic.

Does this help you at all though it is about an year oldhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1092547-out-o...

Each offers a economicupdate, market update, mortgage update, and have a guest speaker each monthcovering a special topic.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1113749-cost-segregation-faq

But, I'm getting mixed feelings about this topic, specifically in terms of payment.

Which you will accomplish without any tap dancing.If you want to understand taxation of syndications in general, meaning outside the SDIRA accounts, read this:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/839015-are-sy...

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

I know this is off topic from your original post, but when I see a comment like "Section 8 tenants, so the deals tend to be as safe as possible", it terrifies me.  

I appreciate any thoughts on the topic.