Such a bad first impression if the buyer is standing there while the realtor is struggling to open the door.

The exterior sets the tone for the house and is your first impression.

After we drafted a bare-bones plan that considered their timeline, target rents, and capital reserves, they honed in on a medium-sized complex managed by a local group.. from what I’ve heard, these guys had impressed other out-of-state buyers before and delivered on their promises.

The numbers don't make sense to me, based on their descriptions.The most dubious is "First page search impression rate"Airbnb defines it as the percentage of time your listing shows up in the top 10 results when a guest searches for a location/date.I have 30 listings in a market with 20,000+ homes available, and they all have a "First page search impression rate" of 40-60%. 

.,) relative to all other applicants, but after showing them the property you have the distinct sense they'll be a difficult, high maintenance/game-the-system/treat-your-property-poorly tenant.Essentially: how do you stay on the right side of the law rejecting a tenant that appears to be the best applicant on paper, but to whom you don't want to rent based on unpleasant personal interactions or impressions that they would likely take poor care of your property?

Then I had another one where the buyer brought as is under the impression that legalizing would be easy and found out it was not ever allowed and a portion of the structure had to be demolished because it was built horribly and a hazard as built.  

Some landlords have the mistaken impression S8 is responsible for damage expenses.

I’m not at all impressed by the ‘positive’ experiences of people who have been investing for all of 6 months through one - tenth of an economic cycle2.

I was very impressed by Brian and what he had to say about investing with syndicators. 

I am under the impression it is very difficult to get lenders to finance new builds especially spec builds.