SBA wit some seller carryback.

Personally, I do not have much experience, but growing up I have witnessed my mother purchase a few rental properties in New York.

That's one deal in thousands I have witnessed.

Even his office manager was at her wits end.

Yes, you should even touch on options, rights of first refusal, leases, required disclosures and what rights are actually conveyed under different types of transactions.Like I said, at least 70% of every question asked here can be answered from these basic areas of RE.That is what you get with a real RE education, knowledge that, by a prudent person and more than a half-wit can apply in any type of RE transaction that gives you the real advantage over clowns to your left and jokers to your right.It is absolutely not about access to the "secret" side of the MLS!

It's one of the things I love most and I'm so grateful I get to witness this compassionate side of humanity.

Over the years I've witnessed parties make many unforced errors in this context. 

Anyway, one time I was doing a walk-around the townhouses and witnessed people knocking on the basement door of one of them, and then money exchanging hands, after which the people were entering.

Great place to own buy and holds, as others have mentioned and as you have witnessed it's certainly street by street.

@Daniel HeltonAll agreed, except that after we implemented RUBS Water billing, we witnessed Water usage in a 3-Family we manage drop 35%.