They 30 year track record firm  may now be using social media to pitch their deals right alongside and perhaps even pursue the same transactions as the new age syndicators but the two groups are likely pursuing entirely different LP investors.

When you have a good cash on cash from day one, it means that appreciation won't be that great.There are many other factors to look at as the neighborhood and the age of the property those are going to give you a better undertanding on future growth

If he bought this property ages ago for $33k and it is only worth $50k now, I just don't think that the juice is going to be worth the squeeze.

More effort should go into enforcing existing permitting laws and cracking down on unpermitted work rather than imposing costly regulations that push property owners into avoidance tactics.If the goal is to improve fire safety in Worcester’s aging multifamily housing stock, the best approach is to encourage full renovations that bring buildings up to modern safety standards—not to place additional financial burdens on responsible owners.

With absolutely no prior experience investing in real estate, I'm getting to the point/age where retirement from corporate America is getting closer and closer, however I still have 2 kids to put through college over the next 2-6 years.

@Palak Patel copied from our website, so use what's useful for you:_________________________________________________________________________Below is more information about what our Applications Department does to screen applicants and find the best tenants possible for your property.Required InfoWe require the following from each applicant over the age of 18, that is not a dependent of another applicant (as evidenced on a tax return):Copy of acceptable state picture IDRecent YTD paystubRecent W-2Recent Bank Statement, all pages, no info blacked outRecent tax return if self-employedApplicants are often slow about turning this information in, asking us why we need it and then taking several days to submit.

This comes from several data points, the first being the average age at which people are choosing to stop renting and buy their first home.

We basically took his word saying it's in great condition considering its age.

If for aging population he might do ranch versus multi level.  

You can often uncover major things with a little research before you view the property - Ages of appliances, HVAC system, foundation/cracks, plumbing leaks, small electrical things (bring an outlet tester), signs of previous leaks, termite damage etc.