If you do well, within 12 months you will know 90% of how they do everything, and would be ready to strike out on your own if so desired. 

If you're the head of a PE company, you may not need to hit home runs with every investment in order to keep your investors happy, but you definitely can't strike out. 

Here is what happens... people go get a 15 and then financial hardship strikes and they need a lower payment again.

I like to think that forking over a month or two's worth of rent in actual money (as opposed to an insurance premium) strikes a little more fear in the eyes of a tenant when it comes to keeping the place in good condition when they move out.

In my purchase agreements, regardless if they are filled or not, I put verbiage around having reasonable access to show the property to potential renters.It allows me to fill a unit if empty and I can provide a lease to the lender to show that it will be cash flowing from closing on.I've only had one seller strike it but most are open and ok with it.

Every web site I build is made to perform well with the search engines and I manage to strike a balance between beauty and performance.

Next You strike as a person that does little research on anything nor do you are receptive to sound advice.

From 10,000 hits it appears as though a LOT of people are following this company.Call me naive but everyone I've ever dealt with there strikes me as above the board.

And while there are certainly risks to this tactic—as with all methods of investing your money—with the proper due diligence and careful consideration, one can strike the right balance of lowering their investment risks while increasing profits.

But, there is perhaps a great deal of difference between both of those and the single family home. the striking difference between MF and SF is MF is buying and selling cap rate, while cap rate is derivative of rent index.SF is different animal, which is valued based on supply/demand metrics and not rental.SF is almost always perform better because of these supply/demand valuation metrices.