Assess customer service by focusing on how helpful and responsive a representative is during conversations.

Anyways I'm building up a vocab list and a more comprehensive useful insights list and will joyfully add it to this thread or possibly start a new thread and link you to it once it's more thorough.

Namely, transfer taxes based on the assessed property value (even if transferred for a $1) & presumably additional accountant fees related to basis. 

I am curious if the fees I am being presented are in line with market norms:lender app fee: $10,000Origination fee 1% ($20,000)Lender costs: shows a fixed amount at $10,000processing fee $895registration fee $10,000Title and escrow fees: $4,000 est.6.5% rate fixed at 10 yearsPrepayment Penalty: Yield Maintenance months 1-114 (1% minimum)Third Party ReportsApppraisal Required Engineering Required Environmental N/A Seismic Report N/A Market Study N/A Funded EscrowsReal Estate Taxes Required Prop/Liability Insurance Required Special Assessments N/A Ground Lease N/A Replacement Reserves N/A Required Repairs TBD Debt Service Reserve N/AWould love to hear your thoughts on this as well as what you think is appropriate fees for the freddie mac sbl program. 

Track key performance indicators (KPIs) and keep up of market, economic, and regulatory developments as you regularly assess and tweak the performance of your portfolio.

Investors analyze income, costs, financing conditions, market rents, operating efficiency, and other dangers in order to assess cash flow potential.Increased revenue from tenants, extra sources such as laundry facilities, parking fees, and storage rents, as well as mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, maintenance expenses, utilities, property management fees, vacancy allowance, and capital expenditures.

I'd start by assessing their performance - compare the actuals to the airdna / bnbcalc projections, assess the ratings and reviews on the listing.

@Joshua Randall, I would say there is an underlying knowledge base needed to properly assess and manage contractors.  

It would be wise to concentrate on three markets simultaneously and thoroughly assess their population and job growth.

Additionally, assess recent land sales in the nearby area.