That's a dumb way to look at the issue; one is a multinational company with 70+ factories and the other is a small business who probably doesn't have 70 employees.

There will be unique management issues, but they are definitely more efficient investment vehicles than SFH.

Even in a pricy market like Austin (and far more pricy ones like NYC and LA) it works as an awesome way to get into the game, make your cost of living more efficient, and get 1-4 units of rental properties under your belt for relatively low money down. https://www.biggerpockets.com/...About working with an agent . . .yes, I'd do it.  

(Link below)Some of the things I'm looking into is rebates on thermostats, rebates on energy efficient appliances, hopefully some rebates and 0% financing on a new a/c unit and insulation. 

It likely wasn't the most efficient system, but it was certainly worth it in the end.  

Finding good deals is commonly discussed as the key to successful investing (and it's a huge part of it) but managing your assets efficiently is just as important. 

Not trying to deter you from trying, but important for all parties to have appropriate expectations and that they are efficient with the time they have to put a deal together when it comes to distressed assets and clients.

SFHs demand the highest per-unit price and you don't really start getting efficiencies of scale until you're building a few dozen units (at least).

In Texas, our codes are geared toward efficiency in hot weather, because that's what we deal with.

We learned the difference between buying cash flow and making efficient capital allocation.