Syndication (Passive Investing) vs. Buy & Hold (Active Investing)

[Marko Zlatic]

I searched the forums and couldn't really find a thread that covered this topic. I am someone who has a lot of plates spinning in the air between YouTube, Podcasting, and working a full time W2. My time is limited, and my upside with YouTube is MUCH higher than any single family rental can give me. 

My question is this...

• Do you prefer to invest as a Limited Partner in a syndication? - i.e. - big multifamily / self storage deals
• Do you prefer to actively invest as a Buy & Hold landlord? - i.e. - running your own portfolio of rentals

Just wanted to get some perspective on this. Thanks

[Brian G.]

@Marko Zlatic for the busy professional who makes plenty of money but looking for passive income, investing in a syndication is going to be the more/almost entirely passive choice. In addition, if you do your homework you can invest with some of the sharpest and most experienced investors alive who eat, breathe, sleep & live RE investing. You can often achieve 8-12% CoC with an IRR of 20% as a passive investor in value add deals. Once you vet the sponsor (arguably the most important) and the deal (secondary) and invest, it's virtually 100% passive after that. FYI, many people also like to invest in NNN commercial RE so include that possibility in your due diligence. It's also a very passive investing vehicle.

@Joel Owens can speak to commercial NNN investing if you have any questions.