Inherited tenants are usually a negative, however in that area leaving the duplex totally vacant makes it a target for thieves to come in and steal your pipes, furnace, and hot water tanks.

In this case the offer is only to dive into this one project - I already have 2 protégés).In summary, near rent ready retail units at high LTV have large negative cash flow.  

These typically cost money.Direct contact: In some cases, you may be able to contact the owner directly by knocking on the door and speaking with them.

Now with bookings slowing, many of them may be overwhelmed with the negative cashflow.

Quote from @Sonja Revells: @Chris Seveney primarily Padsplits  I would speak to a few lenders first before going through all these hoops, as I started to do this then when talking to banks they were basically telling me either get a secured mortgage as they will not lend to a real estate company on unsecured credit/debt.

What do others use for prompting positive reviews or intercepting negative reviews?

Negative cash flow is difficult especially on more extensive tenant turn overs or when dealing with a PIA tenant.  

There are great people in both roles who are totally awesome and the negativity you hear about Wholesalers does not apply.

You can learn together, share positive and negative experiences and learn how to be more successful as an investor.

Negative, this is easy DIY.