@Bill ExeterThe OP is Canadian, so the first part of your post - which reads as though aimed at U.S.A. citizens - would not apply.

The initial responses to OP would be incorrect since they are working off the incorrect loan amount.Can you please clarify?

The OP mentioned his adviser told him there are more people who have failed at real estate than stocks.

OP - your CoC return would be your cashflow (not your total revenue) divided by your total $ invested.

@Dave Foster, the “no” was in reply to this: >>Thanks for this information, I guess my main concerns with those platforms, and please correct me if I am wrong, is that I don’t get any of the tax benefits of owning real estate like depreciation, mortgage interest, etc. which can make a huge difference.The OP didn’t mention the issue of tax deferral on sale via 1031 exchange.

One company I am researching is Joint Ops Properties in St.

However, if the OP doesn't want to deal with these kinds of things, then I merely suggested an alternative to his predicament. :)

Similar to a co-op.  

The Op initially called this thread to be about Atlanta,  when he only wrote about Johns creek,  which is a suburb in the north. 

Quote from @Lindsay Op de Coul: @Brian Perlman I am with a real estate investment services company, KeyVest, and we focus on property management in NJ.