The biggest obstacle you have to overcome has nothing to do with real estate.

what the builder is proposing leaves him zero skin in the game. and if the builder has 20 to 25% skin in the game he does not need you that's all banks require. it really depends on the downside risk. everything is fine when its working.. when its not and we see these post on BP almost weekly..

The biggest advantage is time! 

The biggest jump.

The biggest problem is that the vast majority of agents do not have investors as their focus.

James,the biggest thing is to make sure you stay true to the numbers.

Crowdfunding in real estate is not only working - it is the fastest growing and biggest (by funding) of all the industries using the Crowdfunding Title II exemption 506c.

Find the biggest, baddest one you can find and possibly afford.  

The biggest reasons are 1) tends to be older housing stock before families "needed" a 3/2, 2) is less desirable since buyers want a 3+ meaning buy price is better, 3) tenant demographic tends to stay longer. 

The biggest problem I have with diving in feet first is that I am sole provider in my family of 5 and I'm at the upper end of salary for my position; so I'm understandably nervous.