She left pretty quietly, she didn't want me to report her,  but she did want all of her deposit back and her dog had DESTROYED the carpet.  

Many good friendships have been destroyed going into business .

If you are buying right and cash flowing, a downturn will not destroy you. 

Fast forward 3 more months, and the homeowners were getting behind trying to maintain two mortgages, and were facing possibly losing the home and destroying their credit.

This way a busted furnace or open month between leases won't destroy your profits.

If you "missed" something, it could destroy your profits.

That would destroy cash flow. 

Hello Kenneth.Because you are asking questions on how do I find a person or entity for multifamily listings, you should definitely interview multifamily brokers to represent you in the transaction...including, RE Lawyers, Property Managers, Inspectors, Lenders, Contractors of all sorts, etc.  ...and a multifamily broker has all of these contacts already a phone call away.Multifamily (5+ Units) investing is in an investor arena, so if you do not know what you are doing you will get destroyed. 

Or the tenant does not destroy the house.My question is are my numbers and expectations realistic?

The assignment agreement is recorded - this should notify any creditor that there is an existing agreement.Inspection agreements - seller does not want buyer to destroy the property before the 5 year settlement date.Clauses that protects the seller in the event of defaultFull disclosures as to what position you represent (if agent) was there a fiduciary relationship, were you acting as a principalProtect yourself from liability - releases - Make Full Disclosures - all the timeI hope this was helpful ---- Here are the details of one I just did – my fee was $41,000 – seller lost his cleaning contract and income – paid $1,000 subject to the existing mortgage, that I would pay – found a taker – assigned my agreement – offered some financing – they signed a release and assignment agreement.