Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

It will be interesting to see how this will effect the traditional market. 

IE west coast high priced compared to rust belt areas were homes are rentals are priced like used vehicles.. but even those low value assets will have running costs that will exceed cash flow many times..  

BUT if it does well you will most likely make much more money in the next 10 years compared to RE It would take less money but would take a huge amount of time and additional risk

It is a VA loan, which I read is more often assumable than a traditional loan, but as far as my specific case, I don't know. 

I would encourage you to compare all the groups, then go with REI for peace of mind. 

Really compared to anything else it seems like a no brainer.

*The size of home you can get in Austin for the money compared to CA is just ridiculous.

I’m getting some replies from contractors saying costs per sqft range from $200-$300... compared to what I leaned from other states, that’s a huge difference... so, I know costs for everything in the Bay Area are higher than any other place, but I’d like know if that’s accurate...Thanks

Lending is more better for sidra than owning a depreciable asset.. as the income is tax deffered so in my mind Notes are the preffered investment vehicle compared to buying the rental.. unless of course the rental has some big upside.For me personally I am all about PERFORMING first positions.. and have done about 1800 of them for sidra clients specfically over the last 5 years.... there is a certain niche and as described above you do need a few things in your note to make these comply with regulations but other than that.. go for it.. just use caution and due diligence.