Once you do that, you are in D-F territory. 

Your treading on SEC territory; old people, money, partners or borrowing it... a great way to get cought up in security laws and spend time in the clinker.

Just goes with the territory when you have a dream and there are master marketers pitching to you.

As you try to navigate through uncharted territory to find your niche, identify your desired outcome and work back from that on how you'll get there. 

There are other things to watch for, maintenance issues that will push your NOI down to zero and into negative territory in a hurry.

Some products they have territory and strict pricing policy, but some dealers still able to work out something out creatively. 

My father is a contractor their and I may be interested if its in his territory. 

They are not complaining at this point about having to make a mortgage payment and pay rent to me, so perhaps I am more uncomfortable than they are, but how do other landlords deal with this risk, or does it just come with the territory?

Rents:  Rents have steadily increased and that has put some of my earlier purchases, which were at the worst point of the Great Recession, in the 2% rule territory.  

The four elements of CPTED are: natural surveillance and visibility; lighting; territorial reinforcement and space delineation, and natural access control.