Counter intuitive yes but most things are... read on.Sophisticated investors focus on the numbers… which require the Rent-to-Value Ratio of more than 1% is needed to be able to cashflow after expenses.

Tons of information top pull from and consider as well as  my own intuition and goals to weigh!

Follow your intuition. 

Whenever a new MLS listing is posted, a price change, or a property sold, I automatically get an email notification.This helps me have a pulse on everything that is going on in my market, so I can much more intuitively predict the ARV in certain neighborhoods.

@Jim K. you forgot about the 4th type:Those that never attended a REIA meeting, never heard of BP, and make all their landlording decisions "by intuition" or "what my Uncle Joe said."

I wasn't part of BP back then, but the "house hack" idea intuitively made sense.

It may sound counter intuitive but you want to avoid coming across as a big investor.

You can tag/categorize once a month to keep organized so at year-end all you need to do is turn in an exported schedule E report to your CPA. quickbooks requires alot more training and is not intuitive to setup for rentals and doesnt have the functionality built out of the box like quicken.

Most tax forms and business entities make intuitive sense, S Corps not so much.

@Adam BushI'm happy to provide a few thoughts as to why it makes intuitive sense.1) Small multifamily buildings are treated as personal investments, while large complexes are operated as businesses with operating budgets, staff, and capital expense set-asides.2) The economies of scale are better on large multifamily buildings (20 roofs in a 200 unit complex is less cost per roof than than 1 roof on a 10 unit)3) The law of averages works better with a greater number of units.