The advantage those brokers have over your model is safety.

This is due to the uncertain safety condition - so the power company will then want a safety inspection from a third party electrical inspection underwriter before they will turn on the power.Think about it.

(Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time based) goal that puts the ideas to paper and defines a path to get there, this must be written down.Where they want to do their deal is good to think about, and obviously critical to decide on in order to get the first deal. 

Multifamily appears to be in bubble territory and doesnt have sufficient margin of safety at this time. 

We do own a second property which is a rental to a family member.We're mostly interested in rentals/buy and hold, but a rehab/flip would be interesting if we could find the right deal or partner with others.By day my wife is an engineer, and I'm a safety manager for a very large speciality trade contractor.  

The security cameras also gave my tenants peace of mind about their safety, and justified my rents.  

I figured that the paper would be slightly undersized from the factory so I measured the middle for both length and width on the actual and sure enough, it is just a hair under.  

You measure the area of the counters and the edges and go to Home Depot and talk to the people for a rough estimate.

Most of them won't take time to measure the property and count what needs to be done until after they win the bid. 

As for the returns, I believe based on the areas we buy in and the safety of my investment opportunities, a 6% + return is solid.