I've seen both models, and I don't know which one you are. 

Some are quasi-governmental, others private, and still more pure governmental, but they are businesses with revenue streams, assets, etc) I find it exceedingly unlikely that they will accept failure and cessation of their proven and profitable business model at the hands of a technology that has existed sufficiently since the advent of webinars.  

That’s part of our model.

If you can model complex scenarios and adjust on the fly, you'll have a valuable skill set for anyone.Check out adventuresincre.com for some typical job descriptions, they do a neat day in the life of XXX.

Partnerships and business entities are a model match for commercial real estate financing. 

I came across Zerodown recently.  Essentially, you find a home - they buy it and lease it to you with an agreed upon price.  It allows you to try something out and lock it in before you might be ready to buy.  They sp...

This seems like it might be a good middle ground to save a few bucks, however they have not had great (or good) communication with us but seem to be the only company with the model. 

When you start adding all those expenses up in buy and hold model, you are grossly under reserving. 

It was more of an estimate and yes the vacancy expenses during rehab are 100% but there was no way to model that into that calculator unless you know something I don’t 

It's much easier for them to post pictures of 1 "model" unit vs. 50 houses, and they only have to send you one monthly statement vs. keep up with 25-50 owners that each have 1-2 units.Bottom line: depending on what you want to do, you could still be 100% passive with a smaller complex.