This way we could even do some sort of hybrid seller finance until loan assumes kind of deal, or am I just completely wrong in all of this?

This way, you can still have a personal touch in your selection but ensure that your decisions are based on measurable factors rather than subjective preferences.

  ( and we don't go to closing tables on the west coast by the way LOL) Their is EM that needs to be put down.. some sort of Proof you can close Not sure how they teach that.. along with the MONEY you need to do the preliminary work to get to entitlements which is what the builders are looking for..

Lots of syndicators raise all sorts of capital from Docs just to push all the risk onto them and leave them high and dry.

Well there is a lot to sort out in how the compensation model will evolve going forward.As I understand it, the rule will be that you can't post buyer compensation from a seller/listing agent on the MLS.

Have you selected the market, return criteria, etc.? 

I own my own brokerage so I can do what I want, and my agents are intelligent enough to do what they want without my permission, but I have a small team of very select agents. 

Anytime the state makes drastic changes it will mix things up and take several cases and appeals to get things sorted out.

We analyze the entire market simultaneously and sort by cap rate. 

If they put up any sort of resistance, that could be a cue to start digging a little deeper and documenting a bit more thoroughly (hence the doorbell camera coverage tip I put first - installing the cameras right away and then having the new lease conversation with the tenants afterward is very easy to frame as "I'm just a new owner putting some TLC into the property and doing my due diligence on the leases/tenants"; talking to your residents first, finding out they have extra people living there who aren't on the lease, and then installing cameras around the property could set you up for a very adversarial relationship with your inherited tenants).