Agents rely on repeat business so what better way to get that than an investor that keeps coming back over and over.I'm sure there are many more things that can be listed but those are the one's that came to mind.

So if you rely on the income to live off of, this can be a much better choice than the stock market.I know some people who have their entire portfolio in these types of properties, because it makes a great retirement vehicle.

A cap would exist but typically buyers would rely on comps 

Nor may a bank or lending institution rely on a third party document preparer that has no direct and primary interest in the transaction to prepare a mortgage instrument for its use.

They just rely on the old tenant to leave it clean, and move in a new one almost immediately- sometimes the tenancy changes on the same day!

You taking risks is fine, but if you have dependents that rely on you then that changes the decision dynamic.

I do not rely on my cash flow now and my goal was to have everything paid off within the next 6-7 years so that I could choose to live off the cash flow if I chose to stop working. 

A little backstory on me, I have been investing with my future wife for about 5 years. 2 years ago I decided it was time for me to get my own license so we didn’t have to rely on another agent to show us houses, make offers etc.

If you find someone you can rely on, I would suggest committing to them.  

So nPer relies on the inputs being exactly right and in loan trades that may not always be true.