@Joel Owens  I find it ironic that we have the accredited investor rules for all the larger syndicators .. ( although risk profile of investing in rookie syndicator could be high as well :)  ).So the person with 50 to 75k of total savings would not be accepted unless they made 250k a year for the last 3 years and had a 1 mil net worth exclusive of their home..

Peak and off peak shouldn’t be a 6% difference, it should be closer to a 50% discount.

Gifting the property to your son transfers your basis ($265K) to him, allowing him to sell at his lower tax rate (0%-12%), but requires using part of your lifetime gift tax exclusion.

The lucky few were able to scale quickly in maybe 7 years by buying properties at a discount (e.g 2008) or someone with very high W2 income and tons of capital. 

@Seth RoseI would look at the approach from a revenue mindset, not a discount mindset (which is where the BRRR concept was born).Firstly, I would like to point out that properties with great cash flow potential and deep equity positions aren't just floating around the MLS.

What Peter might have left out, unless you are paying a premium, if you're paying a standard rate.. and lets be honest if you're a flipper you're trying to get these services at a discount.. why is it beneficial for the Architect to drop their other projects to jump on yours to get it back into the City in a couple days?

My contractor is a skilled tradesman who won't beg me for work or give me discounts even though I told him I am an investor cry cry cry...

And finally, while there are likely some pro accounts that will only give you discounts if you are licensed, most will let anyone sign up, and are often based on volume spent at that store anyways.

That works much better at 50+ unit properties.I have made the decision to invest exclusively in SF homes a long time ago, because it requires the lowest amount of management and provides the highest revenue per unit.

Some property managers will also give discounts depending on the number of doors.