This can provide exposure to different asset classes and geographies, and can also help you mitigate risk through diversification.Ultimately, the best next step for you will depend on your current goals and risk tolerance.

One of the reasons I'm not sure if I would do it is I like mitigating my risk.

To best mitigate that risk you could do some things like get a notarized contract that you can record on day 1. 

With syndication it comes down to you trusting the sponsor team and understanding the individual opportunity itself, mitigating risk where you can and ensure you are asking the right questions of the sponsor team.

I mitigate risk before the tenant calls me in the middle of the night, with a blown out HVAC.

I think the key to putting this together is how long holding onto a W-2 is a good idea to mitigate risk and accelerate start up based on replacing cash flow and maintaining a certain level of risk.

The best deals will probably be complete wrecks that need full rehabs and maybe a few fine/liens mitigations but if you're willing to put in the work and not just go for the easy ones you can hit the 1% rule every day all day.

That can be mitigated with good du diligence.

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Talk about mitigating risk of not finding a good replacement!!!!