But I know of others in my area that the entire brokerage trains their agents in how to wholesale, but they will also list the house if that is what the owner prefers.

Wife and I would prefer the lake house we haven’t bought yet as it checks all the boxes, but might be worth having 2 properties right next to each other. 

When i signed up, I couldn't find any reviews on BP and I hope this helps people make the right choice.1. they make it sound like they do a lot more work than they actually do.

I am so frustrated and saddened this person did such a thing but was told that If I sell the property, which I prefer to do by seller finance, the code enforcement cancels.

(I’d prefer you found a way to put down 20% and save the PMI as well as lower mortgage origination costs and on going interest costs.

If only someone had written a book to help people like you.I prefer you spend some time educating yourself before jumping in, but that depends on how bad the PM is and how quickly you can educate yourself and take control.If you choose to terminate, read your PM Agreement carefully to see if there are any termination penalties.

So those of you who are against the 1% rule or don't use it as a strong indicator, what is your preferred indicator on a deal, COC, ROI, cap rate? 

Use some for buy and hold (I personally would prefer apartments rather than buying a few single family homes) and some for lending/trust deed investing.In either category, you must know what you are doing, know how to vet the investment, how to vet the sponsor (if investing in a larger fund of some sort), the laws and regulations on the lending side, how to investigate which areas to invest in buy and hold and notes/trust deeds for that matter.So as you have already said several times, lots to think about . . . 

@Kristian Conway I do think that students prefer SFHs over MFH so yes to answer your question.

100% preference.