Regarding syndications, if you are an accredited investor, you can buy into institutional grade $50-125M projects with as little as $100,000 and diversify.

If anyone got through the 10th grade, they should be able to learn real estate by reading a text book and taking the quiz at the end of each chapter.

CBS ...the leak could be anywhere  ...locating the water intrusion and where it manifests itself could be yards apart ...faulty plumbing, roof leak, poor drainage from clogged gutters and the outside grading ...whether it's above or below.  

If anyone is interested in learning about Cincinnati neighborhoods, I wrote a blog post where I collaborated with @Adam Curry on grading all 52 Cincinnati Neighborhoods: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/8592/54304-pro...

The problem is it drains out down the back hill and from what I understand it must drain to a place with less then a 25% grade.

In Los Angeles high grade mutlifamily are trading sub 4%.

Can anyone break this down to the third grade level for me?

I quit school in 10th grade.

Flat areas east of Denver might have less ground work, but out west, site costs for grading and foundations (those darn clay soils!)

I have my stack of 20 or 30 K properties, and my be /c grade tenants to go along with them.