I like the idea of the BP group, since it would consolidate this to a specific area and it wouldn't make a single long thread.The downside of a group is that I believe those aren't publicly visible to the search engines, so the general public wouldn't be able to find.Of course, my idea of PM would also require membership to BP, just like being able to see a BP group - so certainly the use of a group for this is not going to be worse than what I suggested.I owe a few votes on this thread - my vote button seems non-functional at this time for any post.

I am all for it if there are not downside risks to doing it.It is probable this has been discussed elsewhere, but I couldn’t think of what to search on to find other threads.

I only see downside for you.

The down side then is all losses become trapped in that aggregate grouping- and they no longer free up upon disposal. 

There is no denying the fact that everything has its down sides and this book assigns equal importance to them. 4) Long distance Real Estate investing by David Greene"But I don't want to risk long distance investing as a beginner.

If you cashflow properly you will usually always have a hedge against any market downsides, in other other words you can whether the storm.

The downside is that costs vary so widely from region to region and property to property that it's very labor intensive to do every time you analyze a property. 

The downside is that you can struggle when the market is on the wrong side of buying or selling.

@Rick S.There are some advantages as notes above, but the $800/year California Franchise Tax is a real down-side for you. 

Also, is there any downside to my borrower stretching out for 20 plus years.