the power of real estate is through proper use of leverage, and appreciation forced or otherwise.you buy it with another persons money (The banks) and pay it back with another persons money (the tenant's)  The CF thing is misleading. 

Lastly, the property(s) will be delivered vacant in an entity and we are under 50% of the as-is value so we are well leveraged from a traditional standpoint.  

Life insurance is a great place to leverage real estate dollars but it isn't an instantaneously accessible asset in the first several years unless structured properly.

And, you aren't required to be accredited because they don't use leverage.

Charleston, SCFor the past 10 years the economic growth has been in the top 40 cities based on the Milkin Institute’s reports.The major industry is manufacturing of transportation with Mercedes and Boeing investing in facilities in the area.The Port of Charleston allows for easy importing and exporting from the city.While there is a high-tech sector, Charleston is not as reliant as other high growth cities.Charlotte, NCWith the exception of 2009-2012, the economy has been in the top 30 cities for economic growth based on the Milkin Institute’s reports over the past 10 years.The economy is less reliant on technology compared to other high-growth cities.Instead it relies on state policies to entice companies to relocate to the state.

I currently own a Technology Company But I have been around REI, Property Management and Construction my entire life.

If the property is performing as expected, the tenants are good and consistently paying rent, and you are not over leveraged, then it is basically doing what you bought it to do and I wouldn't sell.

We use leverage in our deals. 

In exchange for that you get higher leverage (85% LTV, min 1.17 DSC) and a rate that is probably lower than for you own personal residence.

While I do thoroughly enjoy working in the construction industry, I want to be able to leverage the knowledge that I have gained in construction and the information I have learned from studying finance (I do not want all my time/money spent on my Finance degree not be put to use!).