He reminds me of the worst type of timeshare salesman and his sales techniques are laughable and useless for anyone not a sleazy used car sales person.

If I have to, I have room to slash rents to stay competitive, and could even fire sale in the worst of markets and again not take that big of a hit to my equity position. 

No appreciation, no profit (which could have been the title of the worst Bob Marley song ever...).The Maple investor will have vastly overpaid for just another boring rental with an abysmal return.Meanwhile, Eagle investor bought a cheap house, fixed it just enough to attract a great resident, and then set the sale price to allow for a decent profit even if the T/B buys within the first 12 months.

Worst case scenario, I learn as much as I can during this pandemic and am well-positioned to do some deals whenever it ends.

The issue with a small MF:-You miss out on the efficiencies of a large MF-Financing is personally guaranteed and terms are the worst if the loan is under $1mm (typically 20-25 year am, for 5 years at interest rates 100-200 bps above agency)-Have the pain with dealing with a lot of tenants-Usually less professional property management companiesI would say the biggest advantage would be that it does provide experience, which helps with obtaining loans and attracting investors.

Greg Dickerson - i agree , we are at 5-8% cap depending on the  property so its not the worst but its getting worse.

There are some long lead times to get things done - appraisals can take weeks, depending on the season (Spring is the worst) the inspection takes a while, and here in VT the fire inspector needs to be scheduled out. 

The comparison to insurance salespeople that hock whole life & annuities is at best, lacking any substantive comparison and at worst....intellectually lazy. 

Whoever is the cheapest, will also be one of the worst, and will probably **** up your loan.

This is a fairly advanced seller financing technique (sometimes abbreviated "sub2") for acquiring property while taking over the responsibility of making payments on the existing loan, which remains in place after the sale.You can find an avalanche of relevant Forum threads, Blog posts, and podcasts here on BiggerPockets by searching for "subject to."