-Contractors not performing, low appraisal, unforeseen renovations, finding a deal that works, offering the right price based on financing and timeline, materials selection, contractor management, contractor vetting and selection, contractors contractors contractors...This is not an easy game to buy and hold multiple units.

@Ricky Malott, but remember, "past performance is no guarantee of future results"... 

While this may exempt it from being classified as a rental activity, active participation remains a requirement, necessitating compliance with three tests: spending 500 hours on the property, dedicating at least 100 hours (and more than any other participant), and performing all the necessary work needed.Additionally, long-term viability and consideration of depreciation recapture are important concerns.

November Performance Update is 11.34%,  T-12 net return, compounded monthly

We have bought hundreds of loans the past several years, you cannot buy them from a MBS, they have to be removed from the security (typically due to non performing), or they did not qualify to be securitized (scratch and dent). 

Had a great opportunity come up and I picked up a property that should perform very well.  

They’ve handled everything from repairs to tenant needs and it’s been a consistent performer in our portfolio. 

I-if it's "big expense", I get ahead of this issue by whipping out a receipt book (you can buy one at any store like Target, Wal-Mart, Staples, Office Depot, etc) and jot down the work that was performed, materials, hours, amount of people, other expenses, etc.

Do your due diligence but do not get stuck in analysis paralysis.Lastly, these online calculator are a good guesstimate but it is skewed with bad managers not effectively reaching the potential of a property So dig a little deeper into the high performers in the area to figure out what the rate should be and what they offer.

Others that are posting here regarding this thread are misinformed to assume that your folks simply screened out a prospect that wasn’t able and ready to perform.