It is an easier and quicker path for a new owner(s).Multi-family properties do on occasion come to the market.

She has saved us on multiple occasions by alerting us to properties that rent poorly.

Look at them, study them and compare/contrast what was done on each to come up with the different values.I've had multiple instances where an appraiser came back with a low appraisal and I had to point them to other (better) comps in the area to use.If you do proper due diligence, know your market and can pinpoint the ARV of a property, then on the rare occasion when an appraiser comes back too low, you should be well armed with information that can help them see the light.

all income is taxed, I wholesale in Boynton with no license and you don't technically need one, BUT on rare occasions you get pissed off realtors trying to bring you up on charges of practicing real estate without a license.  

We lived in cyclical areas and have been burned on multiple occasions-I'd rather not take that chance again.So in a few years, when one of the urchins is out of school, we are likely to look to these more affordable areas.

Hi joe, I am cold calling, text messaging and doing Fb ads, and on occasion I will send mailers but only to specific niches like tax delinquent.

I sat in court on multiple occasions and watched as investors lost their permits for one reason or another.

If you like the area, and plan on visiting and using it on occasion then it's a different matter.

Also, on occasions when power may go out (for this, or others), are there "fail safes?"

I'm relieved that this is an occasion to be thoughtful rather than to be worried.The wolf has come to your steel door with the four-point lock in the reinforced frame you built for your brick house.