that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

Its seems to be the MO, 3-5 years then new company.

That said, if you can afford it and have the reserves, and more importantly think you have a decent chance of increasing revenue with the vacant units then I'd probably go for it.

They make ordering items from different companies easy, and you get discounts from each store that has partnered with them. 

Call up a couple companies.

I think you can model a decent double digit return but how do you transition to actually pulling money out? 

Are you aware that over 80% of Wall Street / Stock market companies DONT last that long?     

We moved to Integrity over a year ago when the company we were with closed down.

Assuming these are in decent areas, this is the best solution.

It’s true that many property management companies are now incorporating tenant benefit packages as part of their offerings.