I guess it really is finding the blend you like and what matters to you the most so when you purchase or sell a property you can use those as knowledge when dealing with others in the industry such as lenders, property managers, investors...I will say if I had a top 5 for what I look at in areas is 1)Median income2)jobs in the area (major employers)3)population and changes year of year, 4)future city plans,5)competing hotels and apartments Those are my five but mine may differ than others because my focus is in hotel development.Hope this helps.

I think you're going to have a tough time when you blend the lines between a laborer and a 'partner'.

It sounds like you want to "blend in" vs "stand out" with your design. 

Hi @James Little - I grew up in Germantown :-)I JUST discovered a new platform that takes care of marketing/application seamlessly.

This way we can blend the rate and stress test the property modeling out returns to see if it still works.

+1 for Cozy.co - seamless and hands off process as long as tenants initiate the payment on time. 

I think a good blend between the two would be investing in an apartment deal syndication.

A blend of 15 and 30s, or something in between, could "work" as well. 

I built this home in a mostly homeowner community and it blends in with the existing homes.

Over time the blended cap and return will be higher with the lower cap rate to start.