I say this for a couple of reasons. 1) You will be living in the property, so ultimately you want a property that is somewhere you would like to live 2) Better location will be far easier to rent & likely demand higher rents.Lastly, I am unsure if you have an Instagram, but I have a house-hacking physician assistant friend who posts a lot of great content about her experience in Pittsburgh @theinvestorpaGood luck Ashley!

We sold our business and moved to Georgia following my husband’s job promotion.

Ultimately I'm looking for a cohort of people with a wide range of experience in real estate. 

My ultimate question is does anyone know if there is a property criteria for these products?

While cash flow is important, it should NOT be the ultimate financial goal.

I have a number of friends that believed in similar "highly safe" promotions by deal sponsors and are now deeply regretting the investment.

But, my ultimate goal is to have a decent portfolio with a steady income/cashflow. 

Lots of landlords would rather leave a space vacant for another 6 months and wait for the right deal than to lease it at below what the space could ultimately get. 

No matter what you don’t ultimately want to pay for a tenants AC or Heat because they have no incentive to conserve it.

In fact there is absolutely nothing wrong with the above described technique as long as it's fully disclosed and UNDERSTOOD by all parties.John is "disgraced" because he got involved as front man with a Salt Lake City real estate marketing firm that promoted John all over late Nate TV back around 1998 - 2003.