I always found staying within a drives distance to a property reduced an element of risk. 

Put a lot of lighting - so it will repel the bad elements who do crazy things at night.

Their website estimates apprx 140 "in CA" but I'm especially interested in why that $ is what it is...where does each element come from in Costs of Build?

we build affordable units by doing higher density and I can sell or deliver a housing unit at a lower cost by sharing common elements like slabs, hallways, centrally designed systems, etc 

Even though my first property only needed under $800 in repairs, I definitely felt out of my element in this area.

The YouTube video has an element of truth to it.

When you add long distances, you add an element of risk.Quote from @Alicia Tingey Geddes: Hi BP friends, My husband and I are saving up for our first property through travel work.  

But I'm always looking.There is an element of forced appreciation in the strategy as well as control through direct management.

If I only took into account the cash flow a property generates I would be missing HUGE income elements of owning investment properties.If I spent $100,000 to purchase a home then there's no way I could scale personally.Now, the author does address this 2nd point. 

If one partner sourced the deal, one partner was a GC and handled rehab and one partner handled legal aspect I could then say they all contributed funds plus an addl element to the puzzle , then I could see where pooling your skills and efforts at cost would benefit the whole and dividing profits equally would be fair and reasonable.