. ________ rents his places to low life’s who threaten to kill people”, etc.Had no business being on there, obviously had no relevance to his ability as a medical provider, and the issue was being handled in the appropriate manner but it still goes on some “social media/rating” site that he has no control over but patients may look at.Dangerous world...

excellent area.. rent control is a downside

M2M only without exception if you want to stay in control.

@William Golden All that really matters is what is ahead of you, it is the only thing you have control of.

My reasoning is that there are now too many variables we cannot control.

In the case of an experienced seller, you are probably not going to be able to control his property for long, if at all.

I'd need to know more about how old the building is, what neighborhood it's in, etc, to give you a precise picture, but here are some issues.1) You don't include any cost for utilities.

I know NYC has strong rent control like L.A perhaps even stronger..but I guess eventually people move out and then when you do it's a big increase in your cash flow. 

DSTs are limited to accredited investors, more control in the hands of the sponsor and are generally larger deals with many more investors.That's the cheap seat tour. 

It costs money to put a property on the MLS and it keeps the listings in control of realtors.