I believe the competitors are more expensive with unnecessary features.

Two main reasons being: (1) debt does not increase your basis in an S Corp, which means your losses get limited.

When evaluating potential properties, consider three exit strategies: if you can sell quickly for a profit, hold it as a rental, or take a loss.

Does anyone take this info into consideration when looking at a rental market or is such analysis unnecessary?

Accepting the s8 with later move-in then other applicants would result in the loss of rental income.  

I was unfortunately caught up in this scam and I hope that I can help others avoid the loss of money and the unfortunately situation that I was in.I lost $5,000.  

The only question is if the increased risk of loss is worth the extra return. 

Hi Rachel, first off, sorry for your loss, but it’s great you’re exploring ways to build passive income.

You should fire them right away and talk to an attorney to prevent the loss, but I wouldn't expect much and it could be a waste since a company that does this will not have the money to do anything.When you have just one unit and you are looking for PM companies, your options are the bottom of the barrel because it's not a good use of the big one's time.

You’d be able to pull out $330,455, which is significantly more than your initial $236,930 investment.Your Initial Investment Back: This means that in 5 years, you’ll not only get your original investment back but also keep an additional $93k in your pocket.However, there’s a downside:Negative Cash Flow Impact: Over the next 5 years, due to the negative cash flow of $1,229 per month, your total cumulative loss will be $(60,153).