I'm not trying to discourage anyone from going MF, and I'm not saying that they are more risky (from the standpoint of the percentage that go bad).

Giving percentage increases instead of actual numbers is totally misleading and useless.

Field every single call and make an offer (at a price that will make you money) on every property.What percentage of people that actually follow these instructions would make the $5k in 30 days?

I might ask for both of these figures and hold the realtor to the figure that she gives you that they feel they can sell the house for.There should also be an incentive where if the realtor sells the house above the ARV (closer to the listing price) they receive a larger commission percentage.

For example, if this same percentage of rent was applied against your payments for the life of the loan you would effectively paid very little towards a property you own outright not including appreciation, taxes benefits, etc.

They are far less profitable as a percentage and more difficult per unit to manage.

5 what would an appropriate percentage and term be

If the won't show you the formulas and numbers they used and only give you a percentage, they skewed the numbers to get you to buy and aren't looking in your best interest.

Secret: most "guru" pitches do actually make money for a small percentage of individuals.

The higher the percentage the chances of the area being sketch.