Consistent recurring money in the bank.

In my view, it's challenging to find a great contractor without providing them with consistent business, which is difficult to do without having properties that require renovations.

A cricket stadium was recently shot down, but talks of a town center replacing the parking lot on the West Side of Campus are brewing. 

If you consistently analyze properties, recognizing a good deal will be much easier when it shows up.

As far as 20% down, I am not sure but I believe this is more or less consistent with the US because I don't believe banks will normally lend on rental properties for less than 20% down unless they are owner occupied.

He’s a pleasure to work with, and his work is consistently excellent.

I never missed a single payment and they made $50,000 in interest off of me over the last year so instead of foreclosing on me recking my credit for the next 7 years and them being forced to sell a house for less than what I still owe, it seems like a great win-win option but I was shot down over and over because the appraisal was just too low.  

If one or two in 1000 houses would be open to a "cash offer" in the next 12 months, that means you have to market to them and the other 998 consistently for 12 months.

Chances are they still wont allow it but it's worth the shot. 

Make it the consistency you would use to build a sandcastle.