I understand this is hard for many to catch right away so let me chip away at this with additional examples. 

. - They do have a catch that even if you waive the buyer agent fee as a leverage for negotiation of the deal, the brokerage will still charge the transaction fee.  

So you over-pay, oh well ya just gotta be a bit more patient for the equity to catch you up to 0.

If you place the right tenants consistently, you will rarely have problems.Here's a detailed guide on how to screen applicants: Application Screening GuideSecond, consider inspections at least once a year, preferably at the mid-point so you can catch damages before they get too far.

You are stepping in to catch some form of falling knife on a deal and team that dropped the knife to begin with. 

The highest benefit will be if you can rent their whole building even if it means taking over leases one at a time over a year or so.One of my partners went from self-managing a small complex doing 5-10 hours of management work a week to cashing checks and "catching up" with me once a month to see if there was anything they needed to be aware of.

Hope to catch the next one. 

What’s the catch here?

While you can't take advantage of the STR loophole if you're house hacking, you cannot have an STR at all in Denver unless it's your primary residence so it's a bit of a catch 22! 

Hopefully we all can figure out what those sweet spots are before the rest catch on!