My first instinct would be to house hack, but we've already covered that this is an undesirable option for the individual.

I can clean the walls and touch up between tenants versus repainting.Trying to skimp on paint is being penny wise and pound foolish as the old saying goes.

A place where I see good money to be made is in houses that are undesirable because they are really weird but can be made unweird easily. 

With gas even more expensive than a pound of beef, this helps cut down on both gas, time used, and wear and tear on your vehicle.

Using a calculator designed for single family acquisitions to underwrite a multifamily property is like trying to pound a nail into the wall with a screwdriver.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.  

I can’t imagine that working too well however, admittedly I have no experience as I have never done that for that reason and a number of others.Bottom line, start pounding the pavement and researching for info, when you put forth effort, it will typically pay off in the end knowing failures will come and go along the way - also part of the business. 

But relying on data only creates myopia in the market and presents an opportunity for those willing to pound the pavement and knock on some doors.

The dirt guy keeps hauling dirt off thru Sunday.The railroad guy gets in Monday and is floored by all of the corporate offices at some pretty high levels that have reached out to them with my 800 pound gorilla story of them. 

I have a few more that have made small payments or had small wage garnishments of $20 - $50.An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.The best thing you can do to protect yourself is to have solid policies in place and enforce them.