@David MoreheadBooks: Due Diligence Handbook (super important and often missed element of the underwriting process)The Real Estate Game: The Intelligent Guide To Decisionmaking And Investment (solid overview by an experienced operator)How to Create Lifetime Cash Flow Through Multifamily Properties (free, solid book)Articles:How to Avoid the Most Common Commercial Due Diligence MistakesDeal Screening Checklist for Passive Multifamily InvestorSpend time poking around the Internet + networking with local multifamily investors to understand how to underwrite and what assumptions to use. 

For feelings of dread I have also heard of that being a gas leak situation, so there are multiple options depending on what the tenant wants to do and what you are willing to do for them.

I did not like working with Tim as I had to send things multiple times it seemed, so I asked for a different loan officer to work with and it was much better.

Short term trading and refinancing RE is Expensive on multiple levels.   

For me and my family, the MF Breeze team, his "Syndicated Deal Analyzer" (SDA) was a complete game changer and finally allows any of us to enter the major league.Looking forward to having a great journey together and doing awesome deals with all of you in 2018.

Indy has multiple employers so even if a company goes out, you won't take a hit right away.

I figure the more skin they have into the game the less likely they are to trash the place or walk away.

I use this evaluation process strictly for SFHs that I want to flip. depending on your end game strategy your evaluation might be slightly different (ie: if you are a buy-build-holder then you might want to count in rental rates as well) Hope that helped

Find some equitable way to participate in a deal, so that you both have skin in the game. 

So much great information and deal hacks for new investors looking to get into the real estate game!