You can make RE as complicated or as simple as you want it to be.

Quality units in each market will be the high range of that market.I fear if you go below 2.5X, the tenants may not be able to afford the rent and that as soon as something goes amiss that they will fail to be able to make rent. 

I am currently looking for these titles:I haven't had a lot of luck with Wake County Public Library so I plan on ordering most on Amazon unless someone on here has these titles :-) Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book by Joe Fairless and Theo HicksCommercial Real Estate Investing by Dolf De RoosThe Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve BergesHow to Take an Apartment Building from Money Pit to Money Maker by Craig HaskellMulti-Family Millions by David LindahlThe ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroyInvesting in Apartment Buildings by Matthew MartinezCrushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian H.

Does anyone have recommendations on connecting with national tenant decision makers?

Just as a side note, the stovetop pizza makers use baking stones on the interior to hold heat better and radiate it back out to the food. 

if purchased for the right price any building can be a money maker.

There are so many ways to make real estate work for you, keep looking, studying, and talking real estate. you will find the opportunity your looking for.

If you're using market maker, adjust the slider to occupancy and accept the changes in pricing. 

@Jeffrey Scott Helms --Attend the Charlotte Deal Maker Sessions, which meets once a month.

great points Joe.. i think Frank is just a little late to understanding how big and how much business is done in the turn key space.. that model is market makers if it was not for turnkey throughout the US those markets would never have rebounded as they have.. you bring in out of area investors many times with cash and they have the financial ability to carry these properties.. if they were all great deals there in the mid west or rust belt then it would be like the west coast were we dont really import buyers at all..