If no team, I'm pure sure he can build one through friends, associates, and family members.  

I said no problem as long as he fills out the application and is added to the lease; HOWEVER, when the application came back he has two prior evictions, bad credit, and drug and domestic battery offenses. 

I get what you are saying and pure numbers you are right if you invested that extra $200 or whatever in another property.

When we bought our first rental property, we just went in with the idea that we were diversifying our assets and if the house could slightly cash flow or break even with 20% down, that was ok since it was purely a long-term investment where someone else would pay our mortgage and we'd have a 2nd house when retirement rolled around.

The returns in the Triad are much more attractive from a pure numbers perspective. 

I thought you were purely an investor looking to buy REOs.

I also paint all my common areas pure white so the home looks bright and airy. 

Pretty handy.My only complaint is the battery life, but for most android devices it is a part of life.

We also buy pure rentals when the number works. our market is class A properties managed all over the country as "home" is only relevant to the current set of orders.Definitely check out the podcasts, blogs and forums.

Just from a pure business standpoint, I am not sure why a developer and a builder would bring you in unless they needed you. 1. first assumption they need you or the deal does not happen because if they didnt need you then the would just build and split on their own.2.