We treat all of these properties the same as any other, so our down payment is the same for section 8 homes or regular cash paying tenants.

While you don't exactly validate his claim..sounds like for many it might be moving that way.Is there any city that could make it a competitive advantage? 

I have never held a mortgage 15 years (or even 12.5 years) and I have had quite a few mortgages.I claim that it is better to have the negative cash flow and use the $450k to achieve a return in excess of the 6%.  

The above also doesn't cover the dozen times I asked via email and phone for more regular communication.

I've had one recent multifamily deal in Florida exit with a 32% IRR and one hotel deal in Atlanta refinance and return 110% of the original invested capital through dividends and the refinance and the hotel continues to make regular 16% distributions.  

I had a couple people try to claim that you could pay off your mortgage in just a few years with it so I looked into it.

AI tip 2: a friend of mine wrote an app (beta) for landlords to market themselves on a regular basis by soliciting reviews from tenants.

I handle hundreds of insurance claims, resident compensation, crime, and pricing… so I am very familiar with the system and reasons behind policies. 

Plus you’re moving regularly.

You claim to receive no remuneration for this from the syndicates you are pitching- but only time will tell if you're the only guy not getting paid to raise money for others.