I have thought about "sharing" these positions with another landlord of about the same size who had a similar need for manpower, in order to better deflect any concerns about them being construed as employees, and to ensure better backup by having dedicated access to two skilled guys instead of one.

And if you really wanted an answer specific to your question, it is because banks are so packed with foreclosures and pre-foreclosures, they simply did not have the man power or the systems in place to handle it.

Good luck you have it about right when I talked to the manufacturer of the machine he quoted me 10% savings and of course some time savings .. u also have the issue with man power and who knows how to use them and the other subs who have never worked with them.. then getting them approved at the county level etc etc..

You need the connections or manpower to scour the counties recorders offices for seller carry backs then build a data base of those.. then you have to try to skip trace or other methods to get to the Beneficiary of those notes.

Sounds like a good concept but seems like even if they have the manpower to handle multi-projects, then there would be less attention to detail.   

It could also be that although many municipalities do have laws that restrict STR's, they rarely have the time, resources and manpower to actually enforce those rules.

I'm personally making my exit - I never did assemble a team (it costs money for one, then you need the manpower and time to manage it).

It requires a lot of time, energy, manpower and yes money, to do that.

One property In Detroit its common for the Policed to relocate the elderly or those that have lived on one of these blocks for years that has turned Ghetto. they don't have the man power or resources to protect the innocent.. so they pay to move them.Its a very sad commentary on the war zones of the us inner cities.. and the poor people that have lived in the neighborhood for 30 years or more only to see it turn and decay to an extent that the government can not protect you anymore.And then you take the lovely Flippers that buy this crap for nothing and sell it to unsuspecting out of state investors or foreign investors and the cycle of greed and is complete.

I think everyone is rooting for Detroit to succeed as a city.. but your right when I was doing bizz there Wayne county was about as dysfunctional as could be.. 200 rehabs since the first of the year is something.. thats averaging 40 a month.. that would take a monster man power operation thats for sure.