A nightstand or dining with 70 pieces is a major bottleneck and keeps your team from moving onto other tasks, whereas one that is already assembled might cost $50-100 more but only takes minutes to unpack. 

Anything else tends to be major challenge with SFR.  

I'm curious what the demand is for midterm rentals...outside of major metropolitan areas.  

I think that strategy works best in higher areas or mid term rentals near major employers.  

We have a 30Y Fixed DSCR product that would likely fit your needs. 

I spend majority of my time in central and North Jersey.  

The majority of the business I do is buying small multi families and identifying the towns that are more favorable for investing. 

What happens if he has a major expense? 

Minimal changes to effect common entrances, no major shifts in load bearing, easy plumbing changes for wherever the new kitchen would be... it's a lot of boxes to check. 

Examples:44109 (median home price went from roughly 50k to 125k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77009/cleveland-oh-44109/ 44102 (median home price went from roughly 30k to 120k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77002/cleveland-oh-44102/ 44106 (median home price went from roughly 100k to 200k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77006/cleveland-oh-44106/ It has the highest rents on average in all of Ohio for major cities and the median home value is not even in the top 3.