Years later versus equity buildup.  4.  

I am not sure how much you get involved but do your employees contact the realtor and discuss market rents, do the math to check leases versus market rents and which lenders use the "lesser of the two".Closing in an LLC versus personal name can also add a rate hit as well as Escrow or No escrow.

I used to cold call, skip trace, send mailers, and don't get me wrong you will get success from it like James above, however as you gain experience you will realize you need deals faster, easier, cheaper, and with more "meat on the bones" and in order to have that you need constant deals flowing through your eco system and that's hard to do with mailers, cold calls, VA's and skip tracing etc.

Either way, could always have the plumbers plumb the system to make it easy to put each unit on its own meter in future (so long as it’s not crazy expensive).Unit Configurations Below for Reference:x2 2 bed 2 bath, 800 sq ftx1 2 bed 1 bath, 1,000 sq ftx1 3 bed 3 bath, 2,000 sq ft

Properties built with steel beams, both roofs less than 10 years, all heating systems under 5 years etc. 

Private equity firms seem to favor larger operations with scalable systems, while smaller mom-and-pop firms are often acquired by local players or regional operators looking to expand their footprint.If you’re looking for actionable intel, reaching out to brokers specializing in the sale of PM firms could provide useful leads.

That way you have them in your back pocket when you find the right one, and generally lenders can move a little faster to close the deal once you're already pre-approved and in their system. 

There's a lot on the landlord side that you'll want to get caught up on and it will take some time to get your systems right but I think it's worth it.

Since we have been moving to the larger commercial senior living community properties, she is directing the transition to our systems and evaluating their leadership to determine if they will fit well with us. 

Old skool K&T systems are simply not designed for the electrical loads that houses have today.