It important to know what your strategy to achieve your goals. 

It seems 8% preferred with an equity split on exit is achievable. 

What is the percentage you are aiming to achieve right now to prepare for uncertain times? 

It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more.Read Beginner’s Guide to help you get started: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investingI hope BP helps you achieve your goals!

Allows me to achieve FIRE!

Those numbers are achievable in Lakeland, Plant City, and Winter Haven..

Currently, I have no real experience in real estate, but I have family members and influences in my life who invested in real estate and inspired me to pursue real estate investing to build long-term wealth and achieve financial independence.

Going from looking at house hacking in the US (with our beloved FHA loans and low-down conventional loan) and talking about house-hacking (owner occupying a property with investment intention)) is the equivalence of 3-D chess.Investing in other countries and achieving good cashflow and appreciation is certainly possible and is being doing consistently. 

https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in November:• Single-family home sales increased for a sixth consecutive month, surging 25.6 percent year-over-year with 7,990 units sold;• The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes dropped from 59 to 46;• Total property sales shot up 28.1 percent with 9,660 units sold;• Total dollar volume jumped 43.9 percent to $3.1 billion;• The single-family average price achieved a record high, rising 15.0 percent to $341,765; • The single-family median price climbed 12.0 percent to $270,000 – the second highest median price of all time; • Single-family homes months of inventory registered a 2.2-months supply, down from 3.6 months last November and below the national inventory of 2.5 months;• Townhome/condominium sales jumped 23.4 percent with the average price up 2.5 percent to $224,130 and the median price up 11.8 percent to $190,000;• Single-family home rentals fell 11.1 percent with the average rent down 5.5 percent to $1,882; • Townhome/condominium leases declined 4.0 percent with the average rent up 11.5 percent to $1,674.

They will understand exactly what you are trying to do and be able to help you achieve your real estate goals.I hope this helps.