@David Begley, it's very relative in terms of assessment.

Any issues that would startle a lender or complicate the deal in terms of financials-- rental income, net income/cash flow, debt service coverage etc?

Hey guys, I am currently exploring my different options, in terms of financing my first deal.

I have a cleaning fee in my lease, and if anything were to go beyond that in terms of damage I would withhold the necessary portion from their security deposit.

@Kai Van Leuven it absolutely shocks me what people will settle for in terms of a monthly "win" just so they can say they own another property.

Searching a lot and there's definitely possibilities but they are all fairly close to each other in terms of monthly cash flow.  

:) @Naveen Desai I am not experienced in rent-to-own, and it's a landmine in terms of legal issues to do it--I wouldn't attempt that with these dinky little properties because my time is more valuable than the small additional cash I'd make on the sale.

What have you found in terms of numbers that have you interested in long term stay accommodation?

In the case of larger apartment buildings you have not only economies of scale in terms of operating costs but also the cost to acquire per rentable unit is decreased.Example would be:$50,000 per unit of 2bd 1ba for 4 units - fourplex - $200,000 sales price50 units of 2bd/1ba could be $40,000 per unit cost = $ 2,000,000 sales priceSo now you've got 12.5 times the amount of units for only 10 times the price so you have more rents to cover your overhead and a higher chance to make a higher net operating income(NOI).Then again not all things are equal in every market and this is why the question is such so broad because in some markets you may get more rent for 2 bd 1ba condos but rent applied to larger apartment buildings may be less due to the crammed nature of your living quarters and other factors.

Stop thinking of price solely in terms of dollars.