ThanksIt would be very difficult to accomplish this. 

Do the math and you'll see it doesn't make sense.The best way to invest: increase earnings, reduce expenses, and save.

Agree it is difficult to assess costs when they vary so much by location.Keep in mind that some turnovers are sickenly expensive, and that is just the nature of the business. 

That alone makes it difficult to get the tenant to put utilities in their name.

They say that their customers see a 30% increase in revenue but they don't make any guarantees.   

@Asher M.Possible, yes but like your lender pointed out it's going to be difficult to pass the self-sufficiency test (SST) for a legal 3-4 unit property.

The only two ways to rectify this are (1) purchase the property far below market price or (2) significantly increase the property net income usually through some method of “repositioning”. 

Finding a good account and bookkeeper wasn't difficult and using online registered agents was way more cost effective.

Atlanta is a strong multi-family market with a diverse economy, a growing population, and increasing demand for rental properties.

These rules have increased risks by making it difficult to get rid of poor tenants that pay their rent.