They could do both; however, the main key is that the rent must be "Fair rental value" (the going rate of a rental of that type in the area).Yes both can be done if you are renting for profit at market values.

He has currently delivered 894,849,042 gifts.

Nathan Emmert is right about the relationship - if you have worked with a lender before and have delivered, you will have an easier time.

The key benefit is that property management is built in to the costs.

Google concrete companies and find a mix on site truck they will deliver a 1 yard minimum here.All in it should be under $3000 and the look of pulling up to the new driveway and seeing the dramatic transformation of the entry and paint will be great.

Somehow we got to a point where a group meets in secrecy to make key decisions that have huge impacts on all areas of our economy.

These guys are smart as hell, and other pvt equity funds are committing multi-hundred million dollar amounts INITIALLY to buying bulk REO, rehabbing, and renting, cashing 10% coupons while the market recovers and delivers nice gains down the road.

*Can anyone provide some solid, successfully traditional mathmatical formulas & some key strategic factors when analyzing first time multi-family properties?

If long term wealth is your goal then getting a property with 10% cash return may be fine when you add in equity gain and appreciation, that's a personal call.How much risk can you deal with, how much work do you want to put into it (in terms of rehab and management), and what type of returns do you want to get will be the key things that should guide where and how you invest your money.

The key is what your lease says about appliances.