Finally, joints are 'weak' spots so dovetail & screws are better then glue and staples.Make sure you are comparing apples to apples when looking at different cabinets.Picking counter tops is impacted by the tenant class you are targeting.

An example may be as follows:100% to investors up to 8% prefferedThen, 80/20 split up to a target IRR (maybe 15-20%)Then, an even 50/50 split thereafter.First, the Sponsor receives zero dollars if the asset doesn't perform.

Again, assumption being you target higher class properties with higher rents.I should also add you COULD get lucky and be aggressive in buying out prior investors portfolio/partial.

Refi and cross collateralization are easier. 

Much easier than trying to fight it out with Airbnb and get the security deposit that was never taken.

what are the pros and cons of targeting real estate owned by a trust?

You mentioned Philadelphia as your next city to target for investment.

Though I thought selling a tangible product (real estate) was much easier that something intangible (stocks, mutual funds, etc.).

Or see where your target city ranks.TerryTop 100 Largest U.S.

I live in a more rural part of the country and am in my last few steps of acquiring a million dollar property (9 Apartments, 10 commercial rents) where I was able to get the owner to finance $300k at 4% and the bank has requested the normal tax docs and whatnot but overall the process was a lot easier and I didn’t have to come up with $300k!