They are realistic, humble, and ready to learn/hustle.There are, however, very notable exceptions. 

I would say it’s probably about 25-30 leads per purchase. ( sometimes much better )Most of the leads we eliminate on the first phone call, whereas most sellers are not remotely realistic in their expectations.

Finding some sort of owner occupied house hack-ish option seems to be the most realistic path so long as your debt to income ratio is solid/lend-able. 

Realistically, if rents can't keep up with costs over the longer term, fewer people will buy rentals and there will be fewer options for those who can't afford to or choose not to own a home.

So if you back off 400 from that and its 1200 a month can someone realistically live on thatso have to look at the whole picture..  

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I'm looking at a property listed for $52,000 in the 19134 area of Philadelphia, where similar properties are selling between $50,000 to $75,000. I asked an agent about typical bank appraisals for simi...

Do not know them that well.Literally in our database we have many thousands of commercial companies across the U.S. so some we have done deals with, others we have talked to before, etc.Key is if in the private offering their projections are reasonable and realistic.  

I have clients that I will help them get 10 to 25 deals a month.. with 10 being more realistic but I have one client in the mid west that can pop out 25 occasionally not often but it has happened. 

Not to discourage you but I want you to be realistic. 

Although in the case of vacancy and repairs, it's not about being conservative, it's about being realistic.