I have joined BP to connect with others, share ideas, and gain perspectives from the many different lenses from others all over the country.Thanks,Bruce

@Edward Rife , read what your post says and look at it from someone else's perspective.

As I've mentioned in another post, I want to refocus my business on taking on clients looking to buy or sell in the Milwaukee area and to focus on investors because I know my experience in both being a landlord since 1999 and having rehabbed/flipped many homes gives me a good perspective and background on things related to investing.

It only makes sense for a less seasoned investor to partner with a master to flatten their learning curve and gain a master's perspective.

I saw many houses and got to put myself in buyers shoes, so I can see things from their perspective.  

This ultimately will fall on you if they cannot afford the rent and ask for extensions, which I believe will happen if the first payment that is coming from the perspective tenant is a credit card payment.

Agreed, I don't see much of a difference from a financing perspective.  

I think from my perspective the dangers are sloooooow integration and acceptance.  

It sounds like more of a hassle and risk than I had imagined (thanks Marcia, I hadn't even thought about soot on the freshly painted walls!)

I like the perspective...just trying to draw balance.