Or like many like to go to and claim Ponzi.I think these are good discussions to have for investors when the market has shifted and choosing a sponsor is so critical and one cant invest simply on popularity or SM presence.

Approaching it like that would also automatically set an expectation for the owner to pay maintenance expenses. 

Also, the banks that did approve me told me that they could only use the rental income from the other units (75% of it) for an FHA loan, not a conventional with 5% down (which was my goal to avoid upfront PMI and have it automatically drop off at 78% LTV).

When the current shifts in your favor, you will be miles ahead of those sitting on the shore waiting. 

One market shift and you're in the RED. 

Lots of friends (owning competing businesses) had to go through Bankruptcy recently due to the small market shift that occurred, just bought at the peak and were too hopeful in the market continuing upward.

https://share.propertyllama.com/WFQ5e@John Morgan I love the mind change shift.  

It's easy to play the what if senario over in my head over and over again, but I've shifted from "What if" to "What's next"!

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

If you are worried about this there are companies that handle servicing these payments automatically on a scheduling system if you have a bunch of them.