I live in Milwaukee, WI.

If he does so, offer to give him a good reference.I cant imagine talking to a lawyer over 50 bucks.. just take the check.. write them a nice letter and tell them that the late fee should be on the next rent payment.I have seen so many landlords step over dollars to collect pennies.. you going to evict someone over 50 bucks and now have vacancy with the risk ( depending on your area) that comes with that and the lose of rent.. this to me is just not wise move.. 

its probably not much but if it is.. you want to know first hand. if this is your first deal.. its worth the few hundred bucks in my mind.Just think of all the Morris invest clients that if they would have just spent a few hundred bucks to go look at their project they would not be in such dire straights.. but if the TK operator is top notch like a few are there.. you can probably take their word for it.but again if your worried just run out there for a day.

But for someone who is starting out and has the options to start down any one of these routes... would one typically get a bigger bang for ones buck in the larger syndication deals?

As you get experience, work your way up in the quantity of your apartment complexes.Being able to use the cap rate when adding value gives you more "bang for the buck". 

Hey Milwaukee! 

I would turn on my heat maybe once a week, in Milwaukee, to knock off the chill, but it would stay warm for a VERY long time.

There will never be a "perfect time"- you are so much better off getting some schedule E on your returns and landlord experience than saving a little more every month (500 bucks?)

The extra 900 bucks makes a big difference in the renter’s psychology as well as covering potential damage while the $75 a month is often not a deal breaker, especially if they intend to recoup it.  

For the non tech savvy person maybe pay a dev a few hundred bucks to get something up and running for you.For me I looked at doing this with Python, which it looks like is well documented on Google.