There's also windows throughout the year where you're gonna have to scramble to turn your units because they all turnover at the same time and if you don't get them rented out in time, school starts and everybody's already settled in to places.

This way when a major expense is required, you are not scrambling around, to find the needed cash.

The cash flow would be pretty close to zero if not in the red.  20 percent down would give you much more favorable numbers, but that is a much bigger down payment.One thing breaks and you are going to be scrambling to pay for it out of pocket. 

A lot of people searching around those times are scrambling for housing.

We scrambled and found a new tenant who moved in on 5/28.I instructed the PM to keep 15 days rent from the deposit as I didn't want to gouge the tennant.  

I'd rather line all that up ahead of time and pull the trigger when the time is right, rather than putting together that offer and scrambling to get the job done.

Scrambling to find an attorney after the false redemption is a frustrating and expensive task.

Its likely many cities are scrambling to comply with the new laws and they are certainly in our favor to speed up the process and reduce our costs. 

It doesn't make sense to rush into a property with a high interest rate no money down loan while having no money saved up, and scrambling to find tenants / relying on credit cards.

You just need a process ready for the next step so that you're not scrambling at the last minute.