If expenses are flat, I can afford to be more flexible with rent.How good is the tenant?

Any flexibility you have on when you get paid is also a plus as it allows the hiring firm to manage cash flow more efficiently.

A typical agent working for a big brokerage won't have the flexibility to offer such incentives to get your business.

You can start by building a TK portfolio and, once you have solid cash flow going, if you like the idea of self managing to score those extra few ROI points, you'll have both the knowledge and the capital flexibility to move into other investment niches.

They are more flexible, no argument there, but no way am I personally willing to give up locking in historically low 30 year fixed rate mortgages whose terms cant be touched or matched with commercial lending.

A M2M will afford you, as the landlord, maximum flexibility and control over your investment.

Flexible, easy to set up and you're not tied to hunting down your money.

It doesn't take too much more than a 15 year mortgage payment to prepay your 30 year down to 15 years, and for that added cost you'll have more flexibility in the event of financial hardship. 

. :-)When a tenant makes life easier for me, I'm inclined to be more flexible.

In my situation, I would at least be able to be flexible and if it took months to hear back it wouldn't be a problem.