Not only for me, but for the bankers putting up the debt component.2) Ones where I have "tenant in hand" wether it be a company I own that can make use of the space, or third party who would take occupancy when I take ownership or shortly thereafter.3) A ultra conservative pro-forma (with all respect to sellers brokers, take the one they present you, glean the prior year actuals from it and dump the rest in the trash).  

Collectively, we have a lot of the key components for making a deal come together.

Furthermore, in the multi space there are always ways to create the “appreciation” through value add components & rent raising opportunities which then drive up your exit price, and that has a different nuance to it VS typical single family metrics where it’s all about being “cute” etc.

However, you stopped just short of actually designing/defining a plan.  

The industry you are in is a very tough one, myself coming from the airline pilot industry as being so cyclical I and appreciate many of the things you are going thru, especially with the downturn that my industry is currently experiencing.If I were to give you some advice I would suggest that you first define your end goal which is seems like you have already, Now you need to make that a SMART Goal with and end date attached to it and then actionable steps that you can take on a daily, weekly, monthly , yearly track.

Define soon sir.

The challenge is finding the right property in our competitive market, so having a defined plan will make the hunt easier.

I think I'd have to define up front that project decisions are solely mine and my investors are just that, investors, not partners on the job. 

I see a lot of people defining cash flow in various forms.

Moreover, the other component is credit loss or collection loss.