Those that invest in whatever is the current flavor at the bottom of a cycle and ride the wave up to 1031 into something else OR investors they enjoy a particular asset class and want to stick with that no matter the cycle.

That In my opinion is the best thing for $40K of investment. 3) REIT can come in many flavors and I would be very careful about them considering huge commercial big box stores are taking it on the nose right now and many REITs are heavily vested in that type of asset.

You can't fund until you have a deal, but once you have a deal it's too late to find funds...What you do is line up the funding: get a private investor or bank that agrees to a flavor of deal. i.e.

Cameras come in indoor and outdoor flavors. 

When I really want to get a flavor flav and dail in on potential tenant pool I check Esri Tapestry.

Keep those two flavors of income separate.As it relates to price on the subject park, I agree with @Chris Pellicone here.

Others can't stand it and pay someone to do something they have no interest in handling or figuring out.Different flavors of the world for all of us to find enjoyment in.We have cheapo's in commercial as well.

@David B. you are correct that there are "31 flavors", maybe more!

If you have not checked out the bp podcast 113 do yourself a flavor flav and listen to a pros perspective on this stuff.Good luck with your search!

But in the bright shiny objects space of the market that flavor of inventory is tight and projected to be gradually less tight.Mortgage lenders have become pretty sophisticated to prevent sweeping foreclosure apocalypses like what has happened in the past, particularly in how careful they have been in lending practices and how they offer alternative solutions to foreclosure for those facing "temporary" inabilities to pay.