It is either ignorance of the real numbers or simply unethical.

Ignore the hashtag cowboys on social media, just trying to hype themselves for SEO purposes. 

What i'm aiming for is to find properties in areas that meet these criteria points:SFR's B-/C+ areasgood job growth outlooksolid population growth outlook1% ruleReady to rent prices around $90-12kHappy to rehab at lower prices with ARV's the same as above $90-120kI want to identify 1-3 areas (which can be multiple states) to build a bigger portfolio and scale up to 10+ SFR's per area...Open to partner providers that do BRRR rehabs to speed up the growth and scale-ability tooI'm looking at the following areas:PittsburgAlabama (montgomery/huntsville/burmingham)Greater CharlotteHouston (although the prop taxes are killer)Greater AltantaOH/Indiana -- hard to ignore, there's a lot of chatter about this area.I haven't committed to any yet but really want to have the 1-3 areas nailed down by end of Feb to start taking action! 

Now I know a bigger building brings newer and bigger headaches (lot of commercial restrictions), but ignoring the simple scale of more tenants, seems like the economy of scale is there.Curious if anyone has had success recently in 10+ unit multi family properties in Chicago/Chicagoland?

I could see it being a negative if you are dealing with an ignorant or elderly seller and having to disclose you are an agent basically means that you are held to a higher standard and it could be seen as taking advantage of them if you try and tell them their house is worth way less than it actually is.

Excuse my ignorance but is it true that most investors frown/turn down Frame houses?

I have larger homes in Scottsdale, AZ and this time of year is "hold-on" and ignore the pricing sites and pressures that come with lowering rates.  

And ignoring capex will really come back to bite you.

I mean its easy to get a few hundred dollars more a month by ignoring red flags on tenants not having 3x's the rent in income, or having major red flags with regards to evictions, bad credit, etc.

On the outset CAGR ignores volatility and simply assumes a linear growth rate within a dynamic system.