Yes and that is why turnkeys survive, because  whether it's true or not, the perception is lower risk.

However investing in the stock market (in my opinion) takes more sophistication than just "saving" money in a fund managed by someone else.

ELS has reported quarter-over-quarter growth for 20 consecutive years, including throughout the Great Recession.Blackstone is one of the largest, most sophisticated real estate and private equity investors in the nation.

bottom line is they talk a great game give you terms that you think you found a fold mine..etc.. nothing more than a sophisticated Nigerian  prince scam.

ELS has reported quarter-over-quarter NOI growth for 20 consecutive years, including throughout the Great Recession.Blackstone is one of the largest, most sophisticated real estate and private equity investors in the nation.

More sophisticated techniques such as syndications and private money are beyond the scope of most mom and pop investors, though some do use partnerships. 

I got tired of typing the same thing over and so I wrote a blog post on the topic of SEC 8 - Your Perceptions VS My Realities  just click on my name to see my profile then scroll to the bottom right to find it  

Any sophisticated lender is either not interested or will want significant money down, sometimes upward of 40%.

in the resi space.the resident is usually not very sophisticated and has lived for free for a long time.. they are use to ducking creditors so will kind of tell you what you want to hear.. 

I have about 700k to invest either as a cash offer or down payment.The following are a few different strategies/perceptions I have and I am curious what everyone's thoughts are.