@Alethia HinesIts easy to arbitrage/manage for others but the real goal should be to OWN real estate so you can reap the rewards it has to offer such as debt pay down, appreciation, tax benefits, etc

Higher risk means either higher reward or more damaging loss.

Like anything else it's risk vs. reward.

Development here is higher risk but also can have higher reward.  

Those investors that get in early will see huge rewards. 2.

And often great rewards come with higher risk.

As you know in REI most people never invest not due to the potential rewards but due to potential failure.  

While it can help, and many here on BP promote doing so, the risk-reward over time isn't worth it.Number one, you can't scale it, but more importantly you'll eventually get burned by a tenant that takes advantage of you.

It's always a risk reward consideration though. 

We have been a bit spooked with what some PM companies are offering; the 1st month free, 24/7 maintenance coordination, home buying assistance, credit building, rewards program, etc., etc.!