Real Estate Investing Pain Points

[Alex Kim]

Since there are so many aspiring real estate investors, experienced real estate investors, property owners, and alternative asset holders (crypto, stocks, bonds, etc.) in this group, I'm curious about all of your experiences investing and operating. I'm trying to understand what it's like being on the other side of an investment or what stops people from moving forward and am curious about the painpoints for people all across the investment value stream. Major questions that come to mind for me:

1. What is the hardest thing about buying a property? Why is it hard?
2. What are your sentiments towards renting either as a renter or as a landlord?
3. If you had $1,000 to invest in anything today, what would you invest in and why?

Happy Holidays everyone!

Thanks!

[Reed Rickenbach]

1. What is the hardest thing about buying a property? Why is it hard? This differs based on each investor's situation, however some of the largest hurdles are typically: Capital, Deal Flow & Property Management. All have their challenges. I struggle with deal flow, capital & property management in that order. 

2. What are your sentiments towards renting either as a renter or as a landlord? I'm glad it is not in the government's hands directly. 

3. If you had $1,000 to invest in anything today, what would you invest in and why? As a blanket statement I would invest in something that allowed me to make more money (self-help, RE license, etc.).