If your property offers an individual the best deal for the price, she will rent from you.

They then sold the houses individually often owner financing and selling the notes to me at a discount.  

Especially when factoring in commercial spaces.One aspect of the deal I'd consider, is whether you can individually parcel the commercial spaces and sell them to the businesses.

Now, I would of course be vetting buyers and making sure whoever purchases the deal has a solid track record and is a trustworthy individual/company first, but things happen.

We can also provide reports on revenue and occupancy for individual homes.

For example, an individual buys a residential property as a 1031 replacement.

The thing about RE that I like is my ability to control the individual deal.

I undertand it depends on each individual's actions and motivation.

When the California legislature passed tougher anti-crime laws in the 2000s, the legislators knew they wouldn't work (based on Justice Department statistics), but elected officials have to do what the voters want if they want to keep their jobs (assuming the Supreme Court is OK with the legislation).I believe each person is an individual and should be treated as such.

Sure, some individual market's are anomalies outside this norm.