Ultimately it will boost your occupancy which will impact your occupancy rate and your cash flow.

- The seller pays the agents, not the buyer, so enlisting an agent is free to you, and will help dramatically as long as they know the city well.

@Stephen Torti - I've always thought this model was questionable at scale but can see it does work in theory assuming a positively cash flowing property; however I think the risk is a black swan event causing a dramatic drop in values. 

To boost monthly cash flow, you can explore opportunities to reduce operating expenses below 50%, boost rent (note that the model assumes rent will stay constant which is probably too conservative), lower your leverage, or obtain more favorable financing terms. 

The systems and processes for the three areas you mentioned are dramatically different depending on the asset class or classes you're looking to purchase.The good news is just about every part of the note business can be outsourced, systematized, etc.

Rent growth has been significant and just raising rents can have a dramatic affect on your profitability.

The 203k gave me a huge equity boost on my first live-in flip, that took about 8 months from closing to finishing the project.

- Again, this is a friendly challenge because this thought process has helped me dramatically in my life.

I'm willing to bet with rents going up dramatically over the last 5 years and the owners of the building probably generating a lot of cash flow and appreciation, the odds of you getting one are slim to none.

The landscape has changed dramatically since then - i know everything is so much more expensive and contractors are busy.