that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

Does the side unit have a separate entrance like a mother-daughter? 

Investing in real estate can open the door to many different tax elections as well.A good tax professional can help you collect the information you need, guide you preparing well in advance for year end reporting. 

Instead, they bought homes and lost money, then acquired Open Door and lost money.

My partner and I have ~20 doors in OH, and we are interested to expand our portfolio to Fort Wayne IN.

More doors, one roof, easier to maintain.

I would also urge you to make sure you fully understand how they operate , A-Z (from how they make their profit to how many doors they are managing). 

Most individuals can originate the debt these projects require as well so its not as if your signature is opening the doors to properties these partners couldn't purchase on their own either.  

So she took that extra space, added a wall and a hidden door and poof!

Eddie Speed and NoteSchool say they have access to thousands of notes through mutual fund purchases by Colonial Funding, but I seriously question that they actually do, or that members get to purchase them.