When flipping there's many things that can come up out of your control that can prolong your progress and therefore your investors might begin to get impatient with getting their return.

That you can secure CONTROL and MONITIZATION of a property via a fractional capital outlay vs it's market value, better known as a down payment.     

Appreciation is a bit riskier since it depends on factors we can't always control, such as school levies passing, business success, crime reduction, etc.In my opinion, it’s hard as a newbie to jump into appreciation properties, as they require a lot more initial capital to acquire.

Big brokerages control the market. 

It started snowballing out of control and that was if the ADU was permittable in the first place.

Rent control can have significant implications for real estate investors, both positive and negative, depending on the specifics of the rent control laws and the investor's strategy.

I've seen landlord paid utility bills get out of control. 

Rent control?

You'll have to put a tad more money into the deal or have them control 100% of the renovation, but don't let that stop you from reaching out to get financing.

We decided to diversify in a few ways...given as a Broker Owner we only controlled TWO things, our roster and more effectively monetization of ALL our transactions.