A tenant complaining online might indicate that the property manager handled them appropriately, so be sure to ask the manager for their side of the story.7.

Use a 1031 exchange to sell one or more properties and reinvest into fewer but higher-yielding or easier-to-manage assets, like multifamily units or triple-net lease properties.

A higher ratio (typically above 1.0) indicates that the property generates sufficient income to cover the debt, making it a lower-risk investment for lenders.3.

In addition, doing fewer deals than that will most likely mean that they don't have a legit team of pros to back you- PM, GC, Plumber, lender, etc- if they aren't feeding them constant business, those contractors won't drop their current jobs to help you in an emergency. 

As indicated in either 3 or 4 years of looking at these properties only 2 properties of interest to us were auctioned.  

Reduced Market Visibility: Fewer potential buyers, possibly leading to lower offers.

That is key, the consistency, and showing that for what you can get will be the indicator if they work or not.

Drop trying to "think like a businessman", "reinvest in your business", "level up" etc - the fewer empty words you pollute your brain with, the clearer is your thinking.Now, off of my weekend soap box. 

Bankruptcy due to poor money management is indicative of a behavioral issue that does not change over time.

I appreciate this.I'm trying to simplify / streamline this even further (with fewer tools, if possible) and fewer "clicks" for me (goal for me is less management of tools and property and more "just click here" to get a process started).I like seeing how you have worked out your process, and thank you for sharing.