Not sure that comment has any merit though.

Jeff I personally don’t, and I’m an agent and could try and bag 2.5-3% commission on my purchases, but use the listing agent every time.I understand the merits of both, a buyers agent will do the legwork and also submit the offers, going through the listing agent requires you to find the property then lock it up.

If you want to sell you’re course that’s fine, but do it on it’s own merit and not on the backs of those who disagree with you. 

So your continued reference to my coaching is fruitless and without merit, as most of your comments.

I mean that in the loan sense, not the type of property, although it holds true for both.When dealing with local or semi-regional banks, if you can show a track record of consistent and reliable performance when you purchase for X with Y down payment, and the fundamentals of the deal are sound, they will likely evaluate each deal on the merits, not just on your traditional income.

You must first determine if the opportunity has merit. 

I had a discussion last week with a fellow investor, and we were debating the merits of either of these situations (assuming it is an either, or situation).

I talked to a local bank recently and they said they were willing to work with me based on the merit of my rental business alone as long as I can have some strong numbers.

Each of these is submarkets and has to be evaluated on their own merits in my opinion.

@Graham Dersley I came here to impart some wisdom, but I see @Jay Hinrichs and @James Wise have beat me to it ;) While I may be personally biased toward turnkey, conservative as I am, but I think I maintain a pretty unbiased attitude here on BP - both the self-assembled team route and turnkey have merit and both work for many many people.