The downside is that many awesome and real gurus are getting washed out because the marketing for online courses is in a race to the bottom.A couple years ago: "Here's a course that can help you buy your first rental property"A year or two later: "Here's a course that can help you become a millionaire FAST"More recently: "HOW TO BUY REAL ESTATE WITH NO SKILLS, NO MONEY, NO EXPERIENCE, AND SOOOO EASY A MONKEY COULD DO IT"De*n Graz*osi is one of the worst for this race. 

Reduce downside risk and increase your overall revenue.Could be an interesting thought to sell 6-9 of them, and keep 1-4.

Heat, other utilities, and mortgage insurance are TBD.The only downside is that I'm 40 minutes from work, but it's all interstate driving.Is this a good deal for me to get my foot in the door?

Going to cash with stock/bond market investments can mean going to Section 506 investments, depending on what you invest in as some don't correlate with stock/bond markets or real estate.Two big down sides for Section 506 are (1) they are still very new since 2013 and haven't seen a full cycle yet - we don't know how bad it will be in a downturn; (2) Your funds are generally locked-in for the term of the investment, unlike stock/bond market investments that can usually be quickly sold.

So, the downside maybe limited, but so is the upside.But, for real estate investing anyone can buy anything and take any risk. 

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One downside to note is that they require pre-sale inspections so its a lot harder to get away with any non-conforming basement or attic units. 

The big downside for me has been:1.

The downside of this is that you would have to pay both agents (your agent and the tenant's agent) a fee.

The downside is I will have a new mortgage on my primary residence.