I may have to be more rigorous about getting bf/gf on the lease if tenants tell me they are moving in ... an add a bf/gf/roomate speech at move-in where I explain the difficulties my tenant might encounter getting a joint lessee or known occupant out should they part ways if I can't legally change the locks.

We submitted a short sale package to his lender and they approved him for a FHA Waterfall modification with a 3 month trial period. 

I hope I never encounter those.

We commonly encounter folks investing in RE with an IRA who would have been better-served by a 401k.

We can always make room for one more good person, and I guess since you come in a package with Suzi...but oh well...

The bank quoted me a total package 10k. 

Do you have a package put together?

A 6-plex + a duplex package)Average days on market: 49.8 (from listing to close)  Average days to offer: 32.7That might give you a better idea of what to be prepared for as you start to hunt down MFRs.

But storEdge is just one piece of the larger hardware, software and call-center package that they have put together (including customized programming that they have done on their own).So far I have not found a syndication sponsor that is more innovative at automating facilities and removing manual/human management.

I used this, plus $10,000 I had saved up, to buy 2 more rentals as a package deal with a conventional 30 year mortgage with 20% down.