So I am thinking of doing a cost segregation study which will create a $250k loss as 481(a) deduction on my 2019 tax return.

I spend a lot of time studying the markets, especially in Central Florida, and I've developed the opinion that we are about 14 months out from a buyers market.

Johnny is having his friends over every night for D&D and it's too loud for me to study! 

Just finishing "Building Wealth One House At a Time" by John Schaub (great book) "The Millionaire Next Door" is next on my list.I like to read one REI book, then a self development/business book one after another.Oh, I'm also studying "Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly Art of the Longsword" by David Lindholm, which is great for anyone that studies HEMA :)

I found the site after searching for helpful tips regarding real estate investing.Having studied Finance & Economics in college, I found a job in Framingham, MA as a financial analyst upon graduating from college in 2012.

Study cash flow strategies (rent, fix and flip, and note investing), for example.

I will start studying right away.

I like to say that I've learned more in the past 5 weeks about what's out there in real estate than I did with 5 years of college studying RE Finance.  

Get educated, study the forums on this site, visit the book store and the library, attend REI clubs (the ones that believe in education not selling you something), find a mentor (someone that is doing what you want to do), learn to analyze deals, analyze lots of deals.Your question was, how do you use OPM in a MF investment.

Trust me, just stick with it and study!