The two things that Derek said are safety essentials in any Lease transaction. 

This is more of a "safety net"/conservative approach than a requirement (as Andrew also correctly pointed out). 

For those who choose to buy property without purchasing owners title insurance, the type of deed used and the ability of the person making any warranties to back them up is a huge factor in the safety of your investment.

In fact, in my opinion, it's your foundation and your safety net that allows you to wait out any market shifts.

If you can get a property that is truly undervalued because of structural or safety issues that may impact financing, I would think you may want to use your cash towards those up front, fix the issues, and then get your cash back out.

I can't refer you to a particular one since I personally am not investing in one of them, (so I don't know their returns or safety) but try looking in the Dallas Texas area for funds that are related to Multi Family.

Hi All,Been a landlord for a few years in CT, but am curious as to what others are doing concerning 2 items:1) Insurance for non-owner-occupied Multi-Family properties.I recently switched a 2-family that I used to partly owner-occupy to a Landlord policy, since it is now fully rented.It's in a great area, in awesome condition, updated plumbing/electrical/safety, etc. 

Just as safety for myself.The internet is great so a wifi thermostat and/or video camera is good.I have my wife as an agent so when I'm not around she can do things so should not be a problem.

I do all of that and more expect for some of the bids a those don’t take long to get and I pretty much know what they are anyways since I do a lot of these.The risk with this is if somehow seller can’t deliver clear Title, then you are out these expenditures but that is rare.Not sure about your area, but here in Los Angeles, I can have all the plans completed and submit to B&S (building and safety) before being on Title but to actually get the project to RTI, I do need to show I am on Title or get notarized approval from seller to submit to City.I typically make my offers with closing dates of 10 Days but I love it when sellers need 30 or 60 Days to close as that saves me holding costs while I do all the plans and City submittal/clearances.

The occupancy rates will increase some as some people book last minute but using occupancy at near start of month has some safety margin built in.What this snapshot does not make clear is whether there is significant variation by month.