To get your head around why they might be, consider a hypothetical situation where a private lender gets 13% per deal (as opposed to 13% APR).

There are other ways to invest your money that, while still risky, avoid the "margin call" problem associated with rentals.I'm also not opposed to investing away from where you live.

The most common locations on the older ones are exterior wood & metal, interior wood, and kitchen & bathroom walls & ceilings.

So it took three months as opposed to six weeks.

The idea of paying taxes on gross income as opposed to net just seems wrong so there must be some misunderstanding.

Unsure if it's a better deal than a truly hands off DST... eg do the appreciation or tax benefits make an impact.I'm not opposed to doing some rehab work, I actually enjoy that part (hence our vacant land projects), I'm more concerned with the day in/day out maintenance, even with a property manager.Thanks again.

Are you opposed to taking out debt?

The exterior siding is exterior siding.

@Michele Fischer Thats a great point, one good MFH could save on expenses and headaches as opposed to several okay SFHs.

In the properties I take care of in the area I've found you can have better luck setting expectations of rent from the start of a lease, as opposed to when you inherit a tenant.For example, we require that tenants pay the rent via direct debit or online.