However, it will effect Cash Flow.  

You can coordinate that part on your own.For automated billing, the research I've done and quotes I got say it's really only cost effective at large scale (dozens of units at one property).  

The only reason to increase the down payment would be to increase your equity and lower your monthly mortgage payment, however, a difference of only 2.5% in the down payment will have almost a negligible effect on these.

Makes zero sense at all,zero sense to own that number of units and class of property from afar.I guess people will never stop trying to buy trash states away because it's cheap trash.I don't like trash I like VALUE meaning for what you are buying you are getting a great deal.With apartment buildings to own effectively from afar especially with an older building and C class at best type tenant you need about 80 to 100 doors or more.

Looking for opinions to see what is most cost and time effective.

My voicemail says something to the effect that "This is Peter...

My question pertains to an effective strategy for contacting the owner and communicating my desire to buy his complex.

Recently (yesterday) closed on a two family, I have a few possible tenants already, I would like to have potential tenants fill out application.Does anyone have a link to an effective, simple to use application?

I would start with 36 and if that's not very effective go down to 18. 

Jerry Ellis The elderly couple probably not only had a homestead exemption but also a senior freeze that had probably been in effect for sometime.