I love to know everything I can find out about people when it comes to business and this help to gage ourselves and set benchmarks.

Quote from @River Sava: Hey Larry - Aiming for a minimum of $250 cashflow per door is a common benchmark.

We have received zero push back and will probably increase again next year - my main benchmark is wage growth which is currently at about 5%.  

Not just friendly but one who prepares them to run your processes with clear expectations and benchmarks for success.

The biggest proponents of the 50% rule will most all tell you it is not a perfect rule, but a benchmark to work from.

This is a good solid benchmark on how you move forward.  

I guess my issue is with grouping metro Detroit with Detroit proper and calling/bench-marking it all as "Detroit".

6 months per door is my benchmark.

Now, if the Miller's are able to pay to have a cost segregation study performed and able to get 20% of their depreciable base into the 5 year bucket, 2% into the 7 year bucket and 20% into the 15 year bucket (wild examples that are not benchmarks, just using for this discussion) then that would accelerate a massive amount of depreciation and (depending on a lot of other factors) could allow them to legally claim a loss on their personal/applicable returns in the first 5-7 years (guessing) even though they may be actually cash flowing and having the tenants pay down the mortgage.

Conversely. those that express gratitude for my comparitive analysis of the potential of their turnkey property and the idea of evaluating it against the standard benchmark, the S&P 500, are intellectually curious people who are willing to change their opinion based on new information coming in and shows cognitive fluidity of the mind which historically marked the trajectory towards maturity from apes to what we now call the human species.Sorry, all I could hear is; "I'm a snow-flake who's always right and Karen-rage anyone who dares to say different, everyone who agrees with me is a genius and those who disagree are poopy-face meanies"