The tenant did agree via text message to be held liable for all potential damage caused by trampoline before they put up the trampoline.

I used to buy via wraps/sub2 all the time when I was starting back in 2008. 

My wife and brother-in-law inherited their mother's house via a land trust and it was great in that it avoided probate.

Potential for an adu via basement or garage for additional renovation costs. 

And your gambling a LOT of $ on trying something out, via purchasing a property to try the waters.     

Also, when buying section 8 rental properties via DSCR loans , section 8 is looked upon favorably by banks/lenders.

If a loan via a bank requires the terms to be conventional (5% down), FHA (3.5% down), etc.

They are slowly deducted over many years via depreciation and amortization. 

After analyzing GIS data, I discovered that my neighbor’s house, garage, and shop are built with minimal permissible setbacks (50 feet to an inch) from the boundary line.

I have bought commercial RE in a Roth SDIRA and separately purchased a couple investment properties via 1031 exchanges outside of my IRAs.I too have hesitation of the above index funds and need to investigate further.