I think most people would agree that a single family home is better than a condo for a long term rental.

I have been in many properties where private pay people rented and trashed the place. 

Knob and tube has more negatives than most people think, As a GC doing lots of remodels in a old beach town, we replaced a ton of these.

Since most people who are not actively seeking a sale are not motivated to sell at anything other than a top of the line price, this is going to be a numbers game of x thousands of contacts for every potentially doable deal.  

I've found that the more you share, the more you can grow your network and connect with like-minded people.

That’s the stuff people gloss over in spreadsheets but makes a real difference in how smoothly a project runs.

I’ve seen people buy land thinking water was covered only to find out they had to pay 6 figures to get water re-routes or upgrade pump stations.

At least not in the place where people are commenting.

There are slight Regional variations in labor prices, but it's not as large a discrepancy as people think.

And a PM that manages 10k units as part of the GP entity, with equity invested, will be taken more seriously than a XYZ property management (who manages 200 units total) has said they are open to managing the property when I close.Lastly, even in the "easier" market timing of the early and mid 2010's, most people when they get started are looking at deals for about 18 months before the first one is awarded and closes.