But the most unnatural and strangest even occurred when he saw figures moving around in the dark and then, suddenly, something grabbed his shoulder and pushed him from behind.

Whenever we have one who has decent income (relative concept I know), and seems to have a good head on his/her shoulders, I tell them about this program.  

If one deal doesn't go optimally, you shrug your shoulders and quickly move onto the next deal.

Numerically the $X/mo might be the same as their 20% cut of net profit, but an important difference here is that now it's 100% your property, you don't have someone looking over your shoulder every time you sign a new tenant, etc. - The 20% owner wants a one time payout.

People are going through a lot in these situations, if and investor can stepin caringly with their needs in mind and figure out what can be done that's a heavy weight off a family's or a person's shoulder. 

I would love to hear from investors that have been in this investment type for a while, as well as some newbies like myself, to get your thoughts on: -Occupancy rate in prime season vs shoulder season? 

We've been debt free for about two years now and having that peace of mind is a huge weight off our shoulders. 

We've seen two partnering styles: Bring a deal or money, and partner with an existing operator _or_ find a mentor who has interest in the deal to look over your shoulder and make sure things are going right.

You don't need hours logged rubbing shoulders with mortgage brokers to get one either. 

So all said & done there is a tremendous upside to using methods 4-19 versus 1-3, where you will be shoulder to shoulder with tonnes of newbies competing for pennies on the dollar.