An appraiser is a very defined career that requires specific education and licensing (same format as becoming a broker, but very different jobs).An analyst is a broad-stroke definition often used to define a junior member of a team or organization, the definition / scope / roll of which can very greatly depending on the company or team.

@Bola Williams As @Fernando Angelucci mentioned, Chicago is huge so I'll try to speak in broad strokes.

Different strokes for different folks!

I personally think its too risky.. even though I fund them.. but I still think they would do better using 40k as a down stroke to buy a better quality property.My Indy client right now is adding about 5 homes a month to his rental portfolio that I am funding .. but these are more in the 75 to 125k range and in bates and fountain he is setting up air BNB  which he is killing it with those.. returns far greater than vanilla rentals.. 

Lots of broad stroke discussion at the national level, which is good for general principal, but if you're interested in discussing the more granular market specific aspects of Colorado - please post here.

But I understand that its different strokes for different folks.

When I saw a 7-unit for $3.5M, I almost had a stroke!

You are basically stroking them to cushion their feelings.

In 2012 I flew down to Dallas and was so blown away by the staff and the live classes I stroked a 5-figure check to join the preferred membership. 

If you do not believe you will get a return on your money then do not stroke the check.