Matt Hoyt good advice and great analogy, I learned a lot from playing monopoly :)Brenda Whittaker I'm sorry that your dealing with the downside of investing.

In the event that the market tanks, there is also room on the downside.

Only downside is that appreciation if low compared to the big cities like San Antonio and Austin.DM me if you would like more info!

For me, syndications give all of the benefits of investing in real estate without the downsides.

This is one of the downsides of asking opinions on this site, most go based off of what they know from their own markets and make it seem like it would be absurd for you to do such a thing.

3bd/2b upstairs, 1400 sq ft with attached 2-car garage; stairs lead to finished basementfinished basement: 900 sq ft, 1bd/1ba where bedroom doesn't have closets; but is fairly large spaceheating/cooling control: not sure if top/bottom have separate controlsmeters (gas/water/electric): just 1 for whole houseLocation: schools are 4/3 rating, but on top of a hill with Bay Views. 0.5 mi from 80E freeway (one downside is you hear freeway from yards but not from inside house)accepted offer price: $906K with 20.5% down, requires $9K of dry rot repairs, and $5-$15K to move washer/dryer connection lines into garage so that both top and bottom units have laundry access.  

I'm by no means suggesting you run out and buy properties now because there's no downside. 

The downside is letting emotions get in the way of business.

@Kusha KarvandiLike Account Closed was suggesting, you need to invest with the downside risk in mind. 

Another downside is you loose on the advantages, of the Federal Tax Code, by not closing in the name of a LLC.