I need to pull out cash to perform maintenance on the same property.

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

One regarding what happens to the property if Couple A fails to provide enough funds and one exit strategy for if Couple B fails to perform the work.

In that sense, when an investor buyer is competing with other investor buyers for an off-market property, you are not typically given the opportunity to perform a full third-party inspection prior to putting in your highest and fastest cash offer.I'm not a pro by any means with off-market properties.

It depends on the projected performance of your investment, on your financing, and on your overall financial and tax situation.

Some mentees will act as a bloodhound for the mentor, knocking on doors, driving for dollars, scouring the internet, making cold calls, or performing other services that help the mentor find new deals.

These assets perform the exact same way in every market in the US. 

He wants me to take this top-performing business off the market for 3 months (!!!)

It gives you a snapshot of how everything is performing. 

In addition you can identify a property that performs better as a rental as yours most likely was purchased as a place you would like to live in and not what works best as a rental property.