BP Community - is this the best way for me to be running these #s, or is this just the new normal and the "live for free" model has slowly disappeared? 

I have several homes that fit that model.  

To oversimplify the business model in acquiring leads:1) Time: cold call, drive for dollars, network2) Money: Mass mailers, virtual assistants, CRMs, ect.

I'm trying to get myself set up with some analysis tools for MF investments, and I really like the "Value Play" model that Berges has in his "Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartments".

I have been reading a lot of Robert Kiyosaki books and this seems to be his business model and sounds like I could keep my taxes lower by doing so.

I recently listened to @alwilliamson on The Michael Blank podcast and liked his model on extended stay vs long term or short term using part or all of a multifamily property.

Part of your returns are simply not easy to get to, that does not mean you don't get them, it just means that you have to plan ahead and be flexible.Spend some time looking at the various models of how to realize returns from real estate to better understand the various vectors of return:1.

Set your goals (I use the GROWER model in our mentoring sessions)4.

That's when my bright thought hit me: why not educate and collaborate with these aspiring investors to create a win-win situation?

     For those that are interested in the rent by room model you may have heard the news.