Do you think this is because MF inventory is less than the SFH inventory in certain markets and therefore they are pushing towards a greater chance on SFH sale? 

My experience has been the more time you put into something and hustle, the chances of you hitting that lucky deal increases.I am in the second full month owning the property and I feel confident that I am going to hit the numbers that I modeled. 

Have you shown her that buying in the right location and proper screening of tenants will reduce the chances or "tenants trashing up the place?"

By chance, is the homestead road the real estate firm located in the twin cities area?  

However, the chances of you ever receiving that money is slim. 

Perhaps they will jump at another chance for a few bucks.

I didn't even had the chance to place an offer  before it was gone.

If you go it alone, rather than add to your list of questions I would recommend that you bone up on the various terms and, clauses and offsets regularly used in office leasing to help best achieve your clients goals.For example, when dealing with tenant improvements (item 7), the landlord might say "I wont pay for any TIs". in which case you could offer 50% rent or free rent for X number of months if the tenant  pays for 100% of TIs. 

In the end, I decided to just take the chance and bake it into the rents.  

Is the move to grab good rental deals and hold them until values really improve or will we start seeing high ARVs in these areas in the next year?