For instance, markets with low property values and expenses are often ideal for cash-flowing long-term rentals, especially in areas where many residents are unable to purchase homes.

I suggest not signing up for a loan that is going to leave you house poor and unable to save or invest.

Hello - is anyone else facing the issue of being unable to retrieve the tenant screen report?

I am physically unable to do the work, so I am in an fortunate scenario where I need to completely rely on the contractor.  

Thanks for the info, and I would think a prospective seller would likely hesitate to use a listing agent that is unable to list their house on the MLS.I read that some virtual brokerages will allow you to join them without being a Realtor and list properties on MLS through them.

And then, turning it around, in many cultures once a parent is widowed or unable to live independently they move back in with their children.So I'm not sure there's any good answer.

By offering sub to financing, you increase the universe of potential buyers to include those unable or unwilling to obtain a new loan.  

I had 200 units go into contract about a month before the market's light switch was flipped, but that deal failed to close because the market had collapsed in the subsequent weeks and the buyer was unable to cross the finish line, so I still have that one.These last 1,000 units were all part of my last two multifamily funds, fund VI and VII. 

Are they unable to afford them?

If your PM is unable to demonstrate their process to your satisfaction then I suggest you either help train them to do better or find another PM.People turn their money over to investors all the time.