@Mario Charity As far as making an offer that would be in the right ballpark without knowing your final numbers is a little bit of a trick.

I am sure there are tricks to the trade that I am not aware of...that is something you should be doing research on..how to hire the best PM. 

But the buyer will never have 80% ownership and is using the statute language to trick us into selling?

There are other tricks, like setting up sub-letting contracts to allow tenants to pass on a unit, you can set lease obligations at different times along your distribution terms.

One trick direct marketers use is to alter one bit of contact info (like a box #, or phone extension).

What are some tips and tricks that you use ?

When looking at the numbers you can use rationalization to fool yourself but you can’t trick the deal!

@Bruce Woodruff yeah we believe the return is good that's why we are asking about tips, tricks and things to know about before we go all in.Thanks!

Anyways at OPGood luck and there is no magic trick.

The trick is to find solid property management, which is a challenge especially in Rock county - so much so that I started my own property management company early last year to handle my portfolio.I have listed some of the Beloit properties in my profile if you would like to take a look.