In C/D areas you must treat your tenants like children...bad children.By the 2 year mark if your property is paid off your cash flow will be reduced to almost zero due to the rent being eaten by paying for the opportunity value of your equity.

But we don't want to pass up a good opportunity (we plan to sell it in the next few years) because of ignorance of this process.

I am definitely anticipating declining them due to her report but just figured it was a good opportunity to see what all there is to consider and do before going through with the declination.

Hi All, I wanted to introduce myself here in this forum, as I have not had an opportunity to do so before, but I am new to multi-family investing and have been diving in headfirst through the BP podcasts, webinars, forums, books, and other literature. 

However, in your experience, how much of that truly influences opportunity within an emerging market?

Will you be looking for "turnkey" properties or value-add opportunities?

Despite this, I'm a bit ahead of the curve and am looking for guidance as to where to go next.Currently, I work for a luxury brokerage out of San Diego as an assistant to a top producer providing marketing and management of all digital platforms; I received this opportunity through DMing multiple agents on Instagram hoping to get a job after my return from a study abroad as a way to learn about real estate.

It's quite overwhelming and the thought now is that I should save a good bit of money first, but I hate to miss out on any opportunities in the short term if I don't need to be.

If your real estate agent has told you this is a once in a lifetime kind of opportunity, then you should consider a partner, and of course, a home inspection first. 

I still believe it can work in any market, however, I will also say Facebook is a big opportunity if done well.