Just speaking from a cash flow management/account structure perspective.As for someone being in the real estate accounting industry for over 2 decades, I can say that State Law compliance is big on this.

@Richard Anderson: You've piqued my interest.Do you happen to know if there are guidelines in the banking industry as to how to handle the Due on Sale Clause when a seller sells on Executory contract to another individual?

We are currently preparing my real estate strategy, of course using the Bigger Pockets Strategy book, as a previous business owner in another industry, there’s a lot of good and refreshing information here in this Strategy book. 

I would love to eventually look more into hotels and perhaps the restaurant industry.

This five-year expectation has become the industry norm.

Also, content or manufacturing industry doesn't punishment seller for using multi platforms.

You can even work out a base 5% and they get additional bonuses for beating the planned vacancy rates to allow them to achieve 8% or 10% of gross rents which is industry standard. 

Kodak was a industry "beast", a definitive "safe" investment, until it wasn't, and it went to trash in a flash.   

Continue reading as much as possible and couple that with your ability to network and meet people in the industry. 

Again, this is a conversation to have with your accountant to ensure the benefits would outweigh the costs.Another misconception is that there is little value in a cost seg study for properties that do not have a lot of personal property in them or very little interior build out, such as industrial warehouses.