My husband and I are among the affected people and we lost hope of recovering any substantial portion of our investment.Things started to go south in mid-2021.

It's vitally important to know who you are working with, and have the history of the players involved.

In terms of getting into apartment complexes and large transactions - it's much easier than you think.Real estate is filled with opportunities to deploy capital, but in the same time is filled with fast-talking snake oil men that will happily take your money towards a "fund" so you own a portion of a large portfolio... only to find out the fund's performance is below par, your money is locked out, and the only person making money is the fund manager from the management fee they've locked you into. 

The maintenance/cap ex, not being a function of the rent but a function of the unit and tenant, will consume a significant portion of rent.  

In this day and age lots of people share knowledge freely so they can reach more people and show them value and by doing so a portion of those people end up hiring you for more hands on help.

I also think there will need to be a solution found in the middle ground because there is a value that buyer agents provide to help buyers navigate the legal complexities, and I'm sure that a large portion of buyers are going to chose not to have an agent in order to save money.

This portion of the contract also states that if closing cannot be performed within a reasonable time due to delays past 30 days, you also have the option.Hope this provides some useful insight!

All-cash purchases provide stability and simplicity but may limit your portfolio size.A balanced approach could be:Use a portion (e.g., $400k-$600k) to purchase a few smaller multifamily properties (2-4 units) in cash-flowing markets like Toledo.

I'm seeing renovated inventory sit, then trade well below list in a large portion of the ATL metro. 

You can take a certain portion of that basis as an expense each year.