The seller gets the benefit of enjoying interest payments, which will give them more of a profit than a regular sale.

Finally, I usually will consider about a .5% appreciation rate per year for overall appreciation (non-cash benefit, but can come in handy down the road), increases net worth slowly without taxes.Hope this helps as well. 

Tax benefits are also amazing, but don't let them dictate your analysis.

For your benefit, this program provides loan proceeds for acquisitions and refinances of small apartment buildings with at minimum required unit count of five.

The building owner generated great benefit, I made money for my firm, and the software company, Titan Echo, made some on their software.

Personally, I think our best bet is networking and finding a partner that can bring us deals with a mutual financial benefit.

Then, you must budget properly, sometimes without the benefit of having a full idea of what may be lurking behind those walls.

Each person has different learning abilities and drive. 1) If your current job pays well you may be able to learn on your own or pay someone (like a coach) to educate you while on the job. 2) On the other token if you need a push, being a property manager or a commercial broker or a lender, may push you further along in learning indirectly if your drive is not that strong. 

They pretty much buy any company that competes with them or can benefit them.

I have been advocating mixing up lists (not just absentee/investor) and going with more of a Benefits for the Seller approach.