I expect them to pay rent and they should expect me to provide a nice home for them and when a problem arises we take care of itThere's times where we are very generous waiving late charges, etc... but I think about my mortgage lender for my personal home and I do not receive anything from them.

Have you accounted for all the possible expenses which may arise during a buy-and-hold?

I keep donations on a cash basis, much easier and no questions arise as to the value.

They are prompt when questions or concerns arise and are always available if a realtor or title agent needs to speak with them.

In Marina, because I would primarily buy a location (more than the apartment itself) where the demand will be always high in the future.Ah...and beware of the construction quality in Dubai, it may vary a lot on the contractor and you might find yourself in paying a lot of money for maintenance.Bottom line, I prefer to target the Euro market to build up my portfolio, not denying that good opportunities might arise from other cities (again, Dubai?

Do you think acquiring multifamily properties 1-4 units and renting them out collecting rent payments from the excess rent minus mortgage payment , insurance , taxes , property management if you have it and any problems that may arise is a good idea and then doing a 1031 exchange to use the value of these properties when you sell to then put as a down payment on a apartment building .

The topic here is to the liability of a manager arising from violations of ordinances I believe. 

While I don't think of myself as a good resource for investors themselves, I defiantly can be a resource to qualify and finance future buyers of your properties should the need arise!

In other words if there are any issues that arise outside of your initial walk through with a GC that will have a significant impact on your budget(you can even set a $ amount), make sure they know it is up to them to provide you with the necessary information for you to make a decision, ie. pictures, furthermore they should not proceed without your approval.  

There is no way that I'm going to dig up court findings that may be filed or related to "predatory" practices arising from torts.