You may also want to search for similar discussions about this topic in the Multifamily and Apartment Investing Forum (under the Commercial category) and pose a question there to folks who monitor that forum.We don't own or manage large apartment complexes that have discounted units for employees, so I'd defer to others who do.

@Mark PijanowskiTo open and continue with a solo 401k plan, you must be self-employed and have not full-time, W-2 employees. 

But for firms that manage 1000+ units, it seems there may be enough scale to make that an organized business with systems, processes, and employees.  

As such in looking over the number I wanted to get everyone opinions.20 units @ 700/mo rents (average) $14,000 x .40 (60% to cover taxes, insurance, vacancy, repairs, PM and lease up) = 5,600 gross monthly income.  

Once they state they have 3*rent gross, claim good credit, no evictions then plan to charge to keep out non serious. 

As an employee, one is in a passive position hoping the company will raise the wages.

Property taxes and insurance premiums vary way to much in different states for it to make sense to me to use it.If you're asking about what kind of rule of thumb to use to determine if a property is worth further investigation, I personally use the GRM (gross rent multiplier) rule of thumb, because that's what I was taught. 

Some brokers require specific duties, you are their employee after all... there should be many brokers that will work with and understand your requests. 

I general rule of thumb is using the rent ratio (gross rent/purchase price). 

I've read that most landlords require a (gross?)