You will have a lot of time to interact with them.

As a listing agent, I wouldn't consider interacting with an interested buyer a waste of my time. 

The interactions I have with perspective applicants and they quality of our pictures, advertisements and the actual property separate us from the competition.

To combat this, we provide interactive multi-sheet property jackets to help educate investors about how we calculate ROI and how the different components impact the bottom line.

Don't listen to Bob - he spends all day in the sun lolYes - your intuition is correct.

This is my first post here, and looking forward to many more interactions with all of you!

Owned a SFR in Silicon Valley (Santa Clara County), CA, sold it at the peak of the market and 1031'd into a MFU 6unit in Redlands, CA.Santa Clara has always been hot, so phenomenal appreciation was no surprise.buy & hold on the MFU created phenomenal cash flow each year, for 18 yearsLot's of bias here on BP as to which is better, so I'll let you research for yourself - - determine your goals and how you want to interact with your REI and then proceed.PSST; nothing worthwhile is 'easy'

Is there any difference between the two in terms of 'ability to deliver' in your judgment based on your interactions with the two originators? 

Not only that, but since you didn't sign a lease you're at the mercy of your State laws to govern your interactions, responsibilities, etc.

You are more likely to thrive when interacting with others and competing with their successes and appreciative of your associations with peers when challenged with tough files, difficult clients, situations and financial pressures.No man works well on an island of one.