By contrast, Sacramento County currently has 292 of its initial 369 listings remaining with under a month left until the tax sale.  

Off the top of my head, I know smoke alarms and screens are two of those (in contrast, they are not required to note the condition of blinds, etc).   

However your correct there are many that do 40 to 80 units a year.. so in contrast I guess you could call them small potato's  but that does not mean they are not great outfits that do a very good job for the Clients.

In contrast, syndication via LPs flow like MF apartments are very tax efficient, tax advantages of property tax and mortgage interest deductions, accelerated depreciation making these very nice vehicles for putting cash in your pocket w/o a high tax bill during the hold period.  

In contrast, I attended REAPS (in Seattle) for many years and got tons of value there, both in education and in networking.

By contrast, when Union City used to have its Art & Music Festival, they put it on in Ellsworth Park, which takes up one block.

Once you're comfortable with some basics, you'll be able to compare/contrast their bids armed with some solid knowledge. 

Now, put that idea in contrast with where prime conventional loans trade which is around 4.5% in today's market.

Contrast that with Tenants in Common—picture a big line drawn through the property.

In contrast;  I found the same experience very helpful to me and Mr.