They can buy only commercial retail properties themselves to own directly, only invest in syndicates, or do a combination of both for their investing portfolio depending on their goals and comfort level to percentage allocations for each strategy.I am not a big fan of owning multifamily out of state especially the small stuff.

Are you comfortable sharing any details here?

However that being said I am comfortable in most areas of the city and good tenants can be found in all areas of the city .And while I’m sure we’ve all experienced horrible tenants who cost a lot of money, we can only do our best to prevent that by carefully screening and checking out everything we can before we let someone sign a lease.

@Jake Goldman Are you comfortable working with your CPA remotely?

@Sabri Isbikhene: too many people with money invest in real estate like they pick mutual funds - they do zero research and due diligence.It is YOUR money, so do YOUR OWN research until you feel comfortable investing YOUR money. 

I’ve been in construction a long time and I am very Comfortable running my own numbers.  

A lot of these southern beach & mountain towns have been supporting STR for 75+ years, long before Airbnb was a thing, so they’re very comfortable with it and it’s a built-in part of the community.A lot of Northern places are FREAKING OUT over STRs & STR regulations & they don’t seem to be very supportive of it.

I think it all depends on the investor your working with, the returns, and what they are comfortable with.If you're only making an 8% return on the 140k they might only be willing to split it 72/25 to fund the deal. 

@Yvrose KankkunenAre you comfortable working with your CPA remotely?

I expect rent increases to help out the ROE and appreciation to allow me to pull cash out of the property eventually so I am comfortable holding on to it.