And in general there is a lot of downplaying of risk in the pursuit of pure ROI.None of that is wrong I guess, it's just not my style. 

@Rick Albert assuming that in your situation you and your investor are owning/managing these as purely investments and thus holding everything via a partnership operating agreement?  

House hack or pure investment?

This will demonstrate how the property performs as a pure rental, and it forces you to save.

Is it purely interest?

To me, mid-tier houses are likely one of the best long-term appreciation investments because they are sought after by so many people in that market, a smaller percentage of people can afford luxury houses and also they may be more volatile but there's always demand for the mid tier price range for the average Joe.I consider myself a serious investor, my LTR's are in a place I would otherwise never travel to, my own preferences and opinions on the location are meaningless as this is purely a long-term investment decision for me and I won't allow personal preference for a location to impact my decisions.

*disclaimer* i'm not saying you could get those specific terms, its purely for example purposes.

Russ - The objective of this forum is purely education, but if you'd like to send me a direct message, I can provide additional information. 

She is the epitome of pure entitlement.

I do think something is off with what the realtor was doing if she asked for 30k in advance for staging which should be done by a different company, not her, but the post is basically just pure fear from not knowing what one is doing and then trying to out someone and take no responsibility.