It's unfortunately quiet common.

I grew up in the industry.. it was common knowledge 50 years ago that you needed at LEAST 12 to 18 months of living expenses plus marketing in the bank before you went full time.. 

I am wondering if this can be a solution for investors with more than 10 investment properties.They claim that "The property’s cash flow may be utilized for investment properties in lieu of conventional methods". I am...

99% of real estate agents don't know anything about investing, however, that same 99% of real estate investors don't know what they are looking for when they get started and do make the net too wide by saying things like " find me a good deal" and "I will invest anywhere that cash flows well" so there are errors on both sides.If you haven't narrowed down your towns to 3 or your HOA to be between a certain amount then they might be right, but if you have that all lined up just tighten up what you want and make it easy for them.

I think 550sq' for a studio, 700 for a 1 bed and 800 for a 2 bed is pretty common for apartments.

@Dave StokleySaw your post here on running STR properties and the common misconceptions.

The Sellers are retiring and the common sense kind of people - they run the operations and let professionals handle taxes, bookeeping, legal, etc.

For an investment property, the most common type of loan is a debt service coverage loan (DSCR) which qualifies you based off the anticipated rental income of the property.

Seems common with older houses especially those 100 year old houses in the north Jersey area.

Joanne, There could be several downsides, but as long as you and your agent are managing the program, they can be avoided.A common issue many new investors run into is that they assume because their company was the most competitive on singles and duplexes, that company will be competitive on ALL of their properties.