Naturally, there are going to be well run funds, poor ones, good individual properties and bad ones-so due diligence is paramount-but aside from that, any experiences and learnings pro or con? 

But I've learned so much and increased my knowledge from my Realtor-side that investing is second nature at this point. 

Grand Cardone points out in his awesome book 10X, that when you're reaching for massive success you'll naturally create new or different problems for yourself - and you want that.

I am ultra conservative by nature, slow and steady is my natural and preferred pace for all things.

It also takes in one other factor of increasing Hispanic population, and targeting the best metros for this natural demographic change in the US.

Rock on @Lars Olsen!

Is this just the nature of the beast with HUD?    

I provide inexpensive vertical or horizontal blinds for privacy on townhomes and condos just due to the nature of communal living, but no curtains.  

We're in the Rust-Belt, which tends to be very isolated from the sometimes brutal nature of the 'hot' areas to invest in real estate.

Yes, my excel sheet was just for rough numbers to see what a cap rate would be and things of that nature.