The robust growth of the past couple of years in rents may not be as strong next year but I believe it will continue to be a strong performer.

Up until 4 years ago I mostly invested in stocks with market like performance, so I don't have a large amount to roll with.

It is not easy to perform due diligence at a distance at least not for me as my full time work keeps me very busy.   

This time frame is crucial because it allows for you to perform your due diligence on the property before fully committing to the contract.

If we sell it to them and the market goes down the next day, we have lost equity, but the asset should still perform based on our numbers unless rents also take a hit.If rents go down significantly, home values drop significantly and operating expenses go up significantly there are some MAJOR global issues and we are all screwed anyway. 

I just figured on meeting at a coffee shop or casual restaurant where people just ordered their own stuff. 

You can potentially pay yourself for services that you perform - It may be a wash or potentially at a worse off situation(if your rental losses are suspended).Salary to yourself is income.

One post I've seen perform well is something like this. 

If a Cost Segregation Study had not been performed on this $7,100,000 winery located in Napa Valley, California, it would have had first year depreciation of approximately $182,000.

Past performance of the fund is attractive, and since I want maximum growth and not monthly income, the fund facilitates automatic reinvestment of monthly interest for compounding of my investment.