However, if this was a more cookie-cutter non-jumbo SFH w/ say 25% down then 4.875 is too high in today's market.  

I'm usually a tough cookie, but this real estate landlord business is not for the softies. 

Give a mouse a cookie... if the unit is not at market rent, it should be adjusted to reflect your responsiveness to repair requests.This is how our renatal agreement reads, if it is helpful:18.

Of course, life isn't a cookie cutter, so I'm sure there are many other success stories

For the 3rd question, I know there is no cookie cutter way, but I was just curious to know if your recommendations above (regarding "get 1 person from each network to be interested in investing with you" and then name check) was what you did initially or if that is what you do now?

Whatever they are, I can pretty guarantee a cookie cutter set of interview questions won't truly answer what you really want to know.For example, I have this feeling that "investor friendly agents" seems to mean to many new investors an agent who will crunch the numbers on "every" listing and give them sales and rental comps for everything. 

That may lead you in another.The thing to remember is that taxes are not cookie cutter, one size fits all scenarios. 

Maybe they have a following because their container home went viral or they have all five star ratings because guests get cookies from the local bakery at check in.

At that smaller scale are lending terms pretty “cookie cutter” across the industry?

Quote from @Kevin Cook: I wanted to reach out because I am interested in connecting with other wholesalers in the area.