Like many (most) small business owners especially in this high interest rate environment, we have to use make extensive use of our personal credit rather than using extremely expensive business credit.

(doubt this is accurate)Regardless0.02% of 500,000,000 = 100,000 people are successfulSo you see ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND success stories, people holding up checks, bragging about how many Lambos they buy... but what you will never see are the rest of the 499,900,000 people quietly crying in the fetal position on the floor that lost a fortune trying those tactics.You don't hear from them, you don't see them and you only see extremely incomplete data.Again,I would stop telling others it is a numbers game.

The workshop was extremely organized, and all the speakers/strategists made us feel welcome.

Really appreciate all of the insight and information.It's obvious from your post that student housing is an extremely high-touch business, but one that you have mastered - timing in marketing, expectation setting with kids, quarterly check-ins, the list goes on.So my question is, as an out of state investor considering investing in the same type of space, how would you characterize other property management companies ability to successfully run a business like this? 

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

I expect that we will experience another period of extremely low interest rates due to Govt intervention in economic crisis to prop rates. 

This is extremely helpful.

Every market is also extremely different from the next, so there's no one-size fits all approach.

@Travis Timmons Extremely valid points there as you have a pulse on what that demographic may want.

Screening right and extreme due diligence is always essential.