What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Ask the manager to explain their process for dealing with maintenance, late rent, evictions, turnover, etc.

I think the major issue these days is these are  transactions for those with money and experience but with the internet and the Pace Morby's of the world you are going to see a lot of folks with no where near the experience or ability to handle these get into these deals and the train wrecks that will ensue..

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

So in your example, if I’m trying to keep it but allow me time to save up for the eventual down payment, I could provide 1) an upfront down payment (a percentage) and then what would be an example of how the deal is structured for the time that I’m “leasing” the property?

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Investors will tie up your deal if they are not vested.

We've seen some pretty awesome deals (yes, even on market) that have been scooped up by investors with cash. 

All the locals are competing for deals and there are a LOT more out-of-state investors looking to get into the market as well. 

That doesn't mean there aren't good deals out there but usually we find good lenders from our networks.