In any case, it seems to me that you're a smart guy and that, eventually, you're going to end up finding your own deals as you go.

Traditional financing works great early on, but it eventually becomes a bottleneck with timelines, seasoning, and leverage.Private money gives you speed and flexibility, while seller financing lets you control terms and preserve cash especially in today’s market.

Everyone gets bit in the *** eventually. 

Eventually, Class A property values increased to the point that even increasing rents didn't allow them to cashflow upon purchase.So, the flood of new investors switched to buying Class B properties.

What if they were to 1031 into a new property that they eventually plan to live in but rent it in the meantime in order to comply with the like-kind investment property requirement of a 1031, then move in and convert it to their primary for the minimum 2 years and claim section 121?

Instead of selling, I’m planning to convert it to a long-term rental.

They eventually rotated roommates which was amazing as that meant lower turnaround, and they're some of the best tenants I've ever had. 

I appreciate that Ashcroft eventually stopped taking management fees after they stopped making distributions.

There are a lot of competing priorities and most of us Marines think we’ll just “suck it up and figure it out.”You’re young enough that if this whole thing goes sideways on you, eventually you’ll recover.

If you don't, no matter what investment you get, eventually you will be considering selling or a default.