I’ve worked for some group home providers where they employ a maintenance worker who handles some of these issues (usually if the have multiple homes in a specific geographic location) and I’ve worked for homes where the handiest employee fixes things and that option doesn’t always have the best outcomes.

Multiple offers are now the rare exception, not the norm.

If you buy multiple properties, you can spread out your risk and avoid putting too much pressure on a single investment.

Both Richmond and Atlanta are booming cities with multiple known colleges hubbed in the center.

When used correctly a HELOC allows you to do multiple deals over and over again.

This is a complicated situation with multiple layers to consider, so here’s my take based on your questions:If you’re looking to move assets from the partnership into individual LP (Limited Partner) names while avoiding capital gains, you’ll need a strategy that complies with tax regulations.

And of course there would be no pattern of such, say like doing it multiple times...... 

Most of my clients are at 20% with only few exceptions for very high grossing properties and clients with multiple properties with me.

I say it is the first deal because it was brought to me by the owner before placing any other deals under contract (which I have done in multiple states) legally, and ethically.

So multiple eyes and local expert providing local cost and input on lifespan.Here is an example that has a part that is more expensive in my market than other markets (unlike most parts that are the same everywhere, so in this case your cost should be significantly less due to both cheaper part and cheaper labor): $1600 40 gal water heater installed (this is good price for a plumber, a little high for a handyman) with expected life of 12 years (i have some that go 20 years and some that die in less that 10 years (mostly rheem die in less than 10 years), 12 years is fair life expectation