I'm fairly new to investing and working on selling an investment property then moving into real estate more heavily in the next few years! 

So you think Fundrise being heavily leveraged could be what hurts them in a downturn?

Do a standard screening weighing heavily on there credit report.

If not you will end up as just another faith investor.With the value pushing up into the $600K range your rents are far too low and need to be ajusted upward or as I stated you will need to sell to maintaine the returns on your equity.Unfortunatly the majority of CA seemes to be a losing investment market for cash flow so inevitably you will need to either get out or heavily supliment your tenants rent out of your own pocket.

The Agency’s investigations are complaint driven, so we rely heavily on the public, and our licensees to bring these individuals to our attention.

If you're a newbie HML rely heavily on credit and liquidity.

This business relies heavily on relationships which is why I think this is such a crucial action to do if you are looking to invest in a market.Long story short is I whole heartedly believe if you are looking to invest out of state you need to take the time to go out there for yourself and see the city/market in person.

Sadly, many people did not, so that contributed heavily to the housing crisis.

I invest in southside flips mostly and looking for a cheap personal living situation in one of the nice north side neighborhoods, since coach houses are sometimes pretty heavily beaten up in the nicer neighborhoods it could be a project I could afford and take off the hands of someone while giving me prime location, then eventually a rental single family unit type property when I move into something bigger. 

@Jaysen Medhurst, I was heavily considering the multifamily option.