The same will hold true in any market you examine I am just using my own market to drive home this point. 

Thanks for sharing that insight—it’s so true that the rep can make or break the experience, no matter how reputable the lender is.

If the answer is NO - DON'T INVEST THEREFrom my experience and speaking with investors who have been in the game for a long time - their success comes down to: buying solid assests in solid areas, holding onto them for a good amount of time, taking care of them, and finding tenants who take care of their assets.

(I know this may be a funny cliche but it is true).

I need to step my game up :)

There’s a lot of crap out there and some true professionals.Should you do it yourself?  

Quote from @Corby Goade: Quote from @Patrick Goswitz: don't make the assumption that a contractor who will only provide their own materials is trying to rip you off, it might be a sign that they have pride and want to stand by their work.Well Said, I was a contractor for 13+ years and this rings true. 

I’m not sure if it’s still true, but that used to count as the payment date.

But with that comes some challenges in getting through their record keeping to get to an actual and true P/L to start evaluating the CAP. 

The University related events can make or break a full year, so you really have to capitalize on Graduation, Parents Weekend, and home football games.