Get a realistic taste of what's out there and work with someone that has a track record of getting deals done. 

It's similar to discovering the perfect ice cream flavor that appeals to everyone's taste buds.Continuously motivating and engaging the team is an ongoing process.

Plus the whole experience of not being let in put a bad taste in my mouth.

So it appears one should be indifferent (arithmetically) between using more or less leverage (from a risk-adjusted perspective) and so indeed it could be a question of taste as @Jordan Moorhead is suggesting.Now, in the real world there is call risk and other material qualitative factors, and so significant pure market-exposure levering (such as $1 billion position on a $1 million equity) is, very likely, inferior to say just $1 million of market-exposure.

It ended up costing the landlord thousands of dollars in turnover costs and left him with a bad taste in his mouth over the entire experience. 

SFR (single family) will be predominantly by far owner-occupants, even in pretty vacation-based areas, therefore the value is going to be based on comps and what the market will pay for.Anything multi-unit - especially once you get past 5 or so, the market will be strictly investors, who are focused on the income/value potential above all else (do not care about living there or personal taste), so value will be primarily derived from income/cap rates.Almost all STRs fall into #1 - SFR - so they will be valued on comps to other SFRs (OO, LTR or STR), while anything multi-unit will more be based on commercial valuation practices

This may involve installing drywall, flooring, and ceiling materials, as well as painting and decorating to your taste.

I am also thinking of selling my SFR property to focus on Multi-property, which I've gotten a taste of in El Salvador where I have 2 MFP with 4 and 6 units respectively and are running a mix of income, 50% conventional rentals and 50% via AirBnB. 

Here's the direct link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwpQi-jIoiglanByX...For my taste, Charfen is doing a little too much of the guru thing, with his $1,500 leadership weekends.

I have already had a taste of that trying to deal with my grandkid's mother and father.