I read something from John Maxwell where he said everyone needs to be equipped with a telescope and a microscope.

The smaller the tenant the more you tend to have to look at them more with a microscope and every little detail.

The bottom line is that nobody likes to feel that they're living under a microscope.

For one thing, her assets are probably already under a microscope from her health issues and Medicare, she may have exemptions of her assets in qualifying for health benefits.

If you buy from a wholesaler, you really have to look at the deal under a microscope.

This is a great example that I am often telling people of about the increased regulation and oversite that comes with being a licensed individual.All of our real estate activities are under a microscope.

I think the general consensus is that they all can work, but they all produce a microscopic conversion rate.

Furthermore, this gets you comfortable with looking at the numbers and puts a microscope on the things you're not extremely familiar with.

In the locations I have a microscope on the Utah (Salt Lake/Utah County) markets and with the numbers, (cap rate and cash flow), that I've penciled they look a lot better with multi-unit.

When the market turns and the real bargains are available, the passive investors will be scared and put even the most experienced sponsors under a microscope.