(these 2 questions are critical in understanding the seller's motivation)P - tell me more about the PROPERTY (number of bed/bath/square feet/how old is it/etc?)

It is critical, more than ever, to build relationships with the top industry professionals and gain knowledge and experience for when the market does positively change you will be ready for it. 

When a visitor lands on your website our testing has shown there are a couple critical things that need to happen. 

It is absolutely critical.  

I love excel and have created a cash flow model with sensitivities showing multiple properties and all financial metrics/ROE/IRRs and wouldn’t mind constructive criticism on it (DM me)4.

A good website is also critical, I strongly believe that understanding your outbound marketing and having a great inbound lead site is the recipe to succeed in this business. 

The higher the debt service, the higher the demand for an outside source (income) to cover it.When you leverage your rental to the max, and it cash flows positive (that's critical), the source of funds to make these payments is the tenant.

Correctly calculating ARV is one of the most critical steps during due diligence.

You will expose yourself to a wider pool of expertise which is critical for real estate investors.Many of us service clients all over the US.

Researching the local real estate market dynamics is also critical when determining if and which apartment complex would be a sound investment decision.