It is a tough buy and hole RE market everywhere but markets like San Francisco are particularly challenging in the short term due to the poor cash flow (negative cash flow).  

., as well as most countries require the settlor to give up control and benefit of the asset in question for the “asset protection” aspect to be legally effective, some countries (usually very small countries) have laws for trusts that theoretically allow some control (or at least input) of the assets by the settlor while still maintaining the asset protection feature.  

However, I'll never second guess what my well-connected and trustworthy contacts on the ground tell me, especially if it's very (negative).

However, when you factor in the HELOC, we have a negative / break-even cash flow (HELOC payments are about 25% of the revenue from both).

Anything based on blockchain (also known as distributed ledger technology) is going to revolutionize every aspect of our lives.

Just remember: most negative reviews are written by problematic tenants.

I am not trying to be negative or a Karen, but being real so you can analyze all your options on what course of action you should take for your business and what risk level you are comfortable with.

The cap rates seem to be inconsistent and not aligning with really anything...3% to 5% on older buildings with higher risk, not great tenants, in not great areas and not a lot of cash flow or even negative cash flow based on current listed price.  

I have been looking more into wholesaling and I am slowing putting money into REIT’s and learning everything I can about every aspect of real estate and general investing to not just jump into this blind.

My comment is not intended to be negative or positive, only sharing my experience as an agent working with investors who use this system to make their offers in my area.