“ cash flow returns” almost always compare horribly to a simple bank CD after you deduct for insurance, prop taxes< vacancy, capex, prop management (or your personal time.) etc etc etc. 

Ask for higher security in person have them back out on their own if they still want the place you will be safer with more security

And then you can use that information to start to develop your own personal due diligence method: Crowdstreet.com, 1031 Crowdfunding, Akr7, Finresi etc.

We used $100k of private money and the rest was personal cash.

@Emily CurtisI am a BP Pro Member with login of my personal email I have been using Stessa for 3.5 years using my business email address for login.

I found this one https://www.titlesearchcourse.com/faq/ its 69$ and the person who created it also has a youtube and specializes in tax foreclosure properties which is what i do.

I've seen landlords live in blissful ignorance for 5-10 years due to dumb luck, then their world comes crashing down and they lose everything.I have a book, there are some in the BP bookstore, or you can check out one of my personal favorites, Every Landlord's Legal Guide by NOLO.

I personally have had amazing success with properties which are between 2 and 12 units, which most people would call “small multi-family.”

I don't know a single person affected by tornado in Dallas while we have had them and I have seen the destruction.   

$280k home for $2,500 rent is a personal choice.