I have personally owned over 200 cash flow rentals and sold them as it simply was not worth it..

Are you building for pure investment purposes or are you looking to use some of the space for personal/personal business use?

I personally don't mind cooking on electric but I will say that cooking on propane is different than what most people know which is natural gas.

Personal criteria, building criteria and area criteria will all affect the way a deal appears on paper. two 100 unit apartment complexes, one in an A area and one in a C+ area will have very different financial breakdowns and interest groups.Want to know if a deal is good (for you)?

If you wanted to fund a portion of the down payment would you suggest a hard money lender, personal loan, etc.?

I personally would stay away from condo-tels as they will be even worse and you'll have less opportunity to cash flow. 

As agents I think marketing and vehicles can be the biggest tax deductions can not ?

Conducted personal research.

The question is mostly a personal financial planning question and it depends on your preference and what balance of risk and access you'd like and would be comfortable with.

I have found that going that extra mile, like the couch covers etc and making sure the person with the disability has the easiest time visiting our place.As someone with a disability (I have a degenerative neurological disorder) and use a cane, I like to make sure folks with similar issues have a good time.