It's just there are a lot of less-than-ethical agents out there that have business models designed to maximize profit at the expense of their clients or at least in conflict with the fiduciary role.  

There must be something of value passed to the party issuing the option.A credit for the option consideration can be offered if the TB exercises the option. 

There is no Purchase taking place until the Option is exercised. 

I guess a really good experienced property manager plays a big role here to make or break  a good return of your investment.

Because your cash on cash return is really an exercise in opportunity cost without consideration of leverage and other tax benefits. 

However, take some wholesaling techniques to find motivated sellers or distressed properties you can add major value to that otherwise might be overlooked.Expertise: it's important your whole team understands their role in this process to avoid gaps.

Based on rent roles they were paying on time but well below market value.

@John BellAs a disqualified person, you cannot benefit from, nor can you inject benefit into the IRA.In this role, you are allowed to provide a limited amount of administrative services to the IRA, in essence acting as a fund manager putting the capital to work.We are comfortable with clients self-managing a handful of rentals in a moderate sense. 

Now, lets say I have hypothetically $80k to play around with in real-estate, would it be a bad idea to exercise leverage where I maybe purchase three or four cashflowing properties (within a span of a year)?

However, this option shall not be exercised by Lender if such exercise is prohibited by Applicable Law."