Can you please explain why and where the spread differed?

The proven area and the spread on the deal How did you add value to the deal?

I would finance an option with monthly payments spread over 3 to 5 years to cover the 20% down they will need to finance your property in the future.  

The idea of owning rentals spread out all over the US is and was not appealing.

I want to spread out my posts in the near future. 

Seller-financing  spreads out their tax burden and doesn't require them to continue hunting and replacing. 

Bay Area contains nearly 8 million people spread over 9 counties.   

Today, we focus mostly on long distance and our rentals are spread across the Midwest and Europe.Happy to share our learnings, mistakes, experiences, tools, tips, tricks, and anything else that may help.

You don’t want to spread yourself so thin you can’t handle it financially or managerially. 

Instead of having to spread depreciation evenly over the next 27.5 years for most properties, it’s possible to front-load them to get a huge tax write off on year one.