The " buy and hold " model only works if you are actually in a " buy-massage while holding-mode with your purchase!

There are some great opportunities in many markets right now for buy and hold investors, particularly for interim use as individual private offices for ancillary medical arts like counseling, therapy, and massage. 

In our household the rental income does all the heavy lifting (covers living expenses) and her income is more like Monopoly money, and goes towards mani/pedi/massages, and crazy expensive "healthy" foods that she loves.

It was more therapeutic than anything since there are not many of your friends and family you can talk to about the dirty world of class C multifamily    

They all look great to me but I really don't want someone to call for a massage.

I doubt you read all of it, but it was therapeutic for me.

They may have to massage their report quite a bit, but it can and does happen.I'll post some encouragement in a little bit.

A mentor who is doing it for free is getting paid by having his ego massaged.

I guess this is where the 50% rule can give a quick reality check and that ends up about $145 cash flow, but the low cost of entry gives it some credibility.As it stands this looks to be a mediocre deal that needs massaging to make it a worthwhile deal.

Hair, massage, nails, and a two local bars have their back offices with me.  8 units, all on 3-5 year leases with auto-pay.