I still think lacking Town Branch distillery out of Lexington would be a nice addition. 

However, nearly 20% of households are now multigenerational, and 73% of buyers are non-investors.7-8) However, from an accounting perspective, there is no profit until the initial negative position can be recovered....Then add in that the ADU is getting financed at home purchase terms, someone else has done the work, ADU income will start month 1.Fully agree that lack of leverage is a huge issue.

Especially in today's competitive market, being creative has never been so important! 

You diligence needs to be trying to pull out if your operator has some competitive advantage that will let them eke out marginally more returns for you, to more than offset the additional fees you are incurring.Of course, with a 1031, the analysis is slightly harder, because you have to factor in the tax savings you are getting through your 1031, relative to taking sale proceeds as taxable and investing in a group that may have lower fees.

Portfolio was lacking commercial exposure.

You still have a month but I do think MTRs in markets with a lot of competition can be a bit harder to get bookings on before you have reviews.

I personally would avoid big banks like Chase, Wells, etc, or credit unions - they tend to have horrific underwriting process and could cost you your deal in a competitive situation.

If they don't pay, then it would be grounds for eviction.Raising the rent is an easy option, and it works well in markets that do not allow to bill back.I would see what the competition is doing in your market.Congrats on the dealGino

Now, I embrace them a little more, but the lack of clarity on scheduling and consistency is agonizing.  

There are definitely pros and cons to each so I figured I would just lay out a few benefits and personal thoughts: Small banks/brokerages:Pros:- Some regional knowledge of the market- Possibility of more creative lending guidelines with bank specific programs- Sometimes they have competitive rates for their areaCons: - weak balance sheet (more strict on some guidelines, no wiggle room, inability to be flexible or grant exceptions because they cannot afford to hold less than perfect loans)- Can't scale with clients to different markets- Usually limits exposure to individual investors (they don't want one investor to be too big of a portion of their balance sheet)- Lack of experience with multiple solutions (tend to have 2 or 3 loan products they sell and are too niche to provide tailored solutions)Large banks/brokerages:Pros:- Large compliance departments that understand individual market guidelines (typically each state has specific lending guidelines that augment the national baseline)- Ability to scale into multiple markets with same lender (licensed in many states)- Impossible for individual investors to "outgrow" a large bank's balance sheet (not concerned with one investor's concentration)- More lending solutions available for different scenarios- Often comparable or better rates given the game is volume basedCons:- Can be more difficult to get fast responses if the bank/brokerage does not have good follow up systems in place (or if the underwriting/processing staff gets overwhelmed)- Bad large banks can feel less like a relationship and more like a cog in a factory (less personal)Overall, I have worked from both and worked with both as a loan officer, branch manager, and as an investor/client myself.