That likely is generally true however REITS offer instant liquidity meaning if I want out of a REIT investment I can liquidate it tomorrow.

In the instant situation I would be interested to see whether the title company's "approved" list of notaries happened to be staff on hand who make a few extra hundred $ for the title company.

Huge fan of building new - renters love the shiny pennies and as your aware you build instant equity. 

A properly structured BRRRR property is designed to give you instant equity once the rehab is done, its also designed to cash flow much better than buying a home that needs no repairs and is rent ready.

So, if I were to sell it by 2020 (within 3 years of turning it into rental), I pocket the entire capital gains on the property (roughly $65k) but I will instantly lose my $750/monthly cash flow from rent as well as all other tax deductions and depreciation I could benefit from each year. 

You what you want with your instant collection.

I bought a Whirlpool last fall and had instant burner ignition problems. 

We have a minimum 3 night stay and do not allow instant booking.

They aren’t looking to give you instant equity.

My girlfriend and I bought our first house in March and that's when I began listening to the Bigger Pockets Podcast and instantly became hooked on learning about real estate investing.