Just a broad statement here, not related to the OP who I know nothing about, but I'm seeing a lot of people in the industry "failing up" into becoming syndicators lately, which makes me nervous for those investing with them.

Iḿ not making this about me but in general, the dangerous advice would be making broad, sweeping assessments of what others are doing and advising one way is it. 

Regardless of which end of the spectrum we land on with what we are trying to do wherever one lacks the other steps up.

Creativity is a broad term and can be used to seemingly justify some far flung stuff- I'm just going to conservatively underwrite the MLS deal you link based on comps and market rents and we'll take a look how that pencils out.

nid=5144rent controlled properties list http://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/36039Good articles CGood articles ChadIt looks like some rent control will spread in California but the apartment associations are using studies and economic consultants who are unbiased to prove that it is bad when rent control is broadly placed in cities.

Podcasts and blogs speak to topics in very broad terms....while the forums allow us to get much more specific, whether with a specific problem or a specific neighborhood. 

"Construction skills" is a very broad term.

@Rigoberto Torres Meza please clarify what you mean what “taking a course on real estate “ means to you.Real Estate is as broad as law and medicine.The right course with the right mentor could benefit you.You need to narrow your view to answer your question.

The risks/rewards and the concerns and issues can be very different depending on what you invest in and where.It's difficult to answer broad questions like that and even more so when we don't know what your objectives are.What you could do is be clear on your objective.

I read that on this forums and I am a first time investor looking to buy rental properties.What exactly is the broad items to look for to consider a home neighbourhood as Class A/class B.Is there a checklist of items or experience that can be shared to help identify and categorize a neighbourhood as class A/class B or ClassC