Yet, what positive advice have any of them really given to help you?

Hope this helps!

If you choose the right company it'll drastically reduce your risk of maintenace coming up in the first 5 years and also help your yield.

It will help them tremendously - IF they actually follow it and do it. 

Hope that helps! 

Especially if you're an investor, you're going to want to go with someone that can help you grow your business.

I love talking about this stuff so much that my kids complain about it constantly, so I thought helping other people understand some of the general contours of the industry from a legal perspective would be a better outlet than lecturing teenagers for a fourth time about what a defeasance is!

They will charge you more, but are much more active and could probably help.

And of course, getting financing squared away is key so you know your price range, which will help narrow down locations and strategies.

This is our first multifamily project and we have aligned ourselves with the talent and knowledge to help bring this to life.