Good for the environment and eliminates predictable complaints about lack of hot water for showers if larger numbers of tenants move in.

That's where "big fish" buy everything they can put they're hands on these days.Otherwise small 2-4 units is the way to go.

I love the mindset of the company and the "young" progressive environment.

Only a real hands on environment can transfer that to you. 

Also, professional property management is taken much more seriously there, so you chose well.My commentary is directed at the US market specifically which you will agree is a completely different kettle of fish to the UK.

Money, time, sales, marketing, and all the other business areas play a part, but when it comes to growing your business, without a system to develop people, you are throwing rocks in a pond and hoping to catch fish.

One of the things I really like about Bigger Pockets is that @Joshua Dorkin  and @Brandon Turner really take pride in ensuring that BP remains true to being an open and friendly environment where fellow real estate investors can learn from each other without the threat of being subjected to a hard sales pitch.Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for all local real estate investment associations.

Other than that, I don't think that we are in the right environment for assuming a loan. 

So you have no equity, a bad lending environment and the property is in worse shape than you bought it.

**(never removed from lease for prospective tenants w/cats and no rider was attached).A) Unless the parties agree otherwise in writing, Tenant may not permit, even temporarily, any pet on the property, (including but not limited to any mammal, reptile, bird, fish, rodent, or insect).B).