In ever case it has been a win-win for both the seller and the buyer.Benefits include:-Faster closing-Lower down payment/less out of pocket-Better deal terms-Fewer "hoops" to jump through-Allows you to scale faster (if that's your goal)I've been willing to pay slightly more for a property (which the seller loves) in exchange for a lower down payment or better terms. 

Anyone have experience buying service based businesses to scale?

Pushing for revenue/income scaling on a shrinking market base. 

If you had to choose between a prime-location building with lower returns, or a high-cash-flow property in a weaker market, which would you take?

If you are of modest means and want to scale, what you need to shoot for is equity, not necessarily cash flow.

Plan to scale into multi-family within a 3 year timeframe.

The way you would do this, if you wanted to do a LTR SFH, would be at scale, ie: a rental neighborhood.

-Skylar I would add @Grant Schroeder to your team, he's a solid lender that invest as well and can help scale your portfolio.

It's scalable, utilizes economies of scale and not for nothing it makes for a great story.

You have to enter in to a contract with a large chicken processor to have any chance of meaningful money in the Midwest.