Obviously those investments are susceptible to market volatility, but being young I have no problem taking on that risk now, and I could always dip into that money if I really needed to. 

Less volatile than stocks.

The short-term rental space is volatile when it comes to lawmaking so you have to be cautious on the buying side. 

And when you grow too fast (especially in a volatile market like the one we're in) mistakes can get made.

They have a little higher gains (a lot more volatility) but a syndicator who is willing to put you in a deal with more than 10-20% of your net worth is asking for trouble.

You can always BRRRR it out later and do it again.I wouldn't store it anywhere volatile like a stock or commodity. 

Most of them are looking for a less volatile market to balance their portfolio.

What Justin is saying is sound, there is suddenly a lot of volatility in the situation right now.

(probably because I have been contributing to a 401k for 7 years and its been very volatile).

So, the question many investors are asking now is: Is the BRRRR method still viable in today’s high-rate, volatile market?