Still, it's hard to not like the numbers involved relative to SFHs.  

The initial investment is more affordable, however the returns are all relative as well.

Would you want new neighbors every week or every month who have no interest in the neighborhood or community or building good neighborly relations?

Local to us folks often use 1% combined with the knowledge that Prop 13 keeps one significant expense close to fixed relative to how much higher rent will go over time, which most other states don't have going for them. 

You just report your income and expenses related to the business on Schedule C and pay your taxes as calculated.  

Competition is relative.

I'm not an accountant, but "purchase of a car" and car related expenses would seem to be appropriate if you are (from a time or capital basis) 100% "in the business" and the vehicle is 100% used for business purposes.

I don't  think I can post it in here, but it shows the yield curve changes over time relative to the stock market/economic cycle.

I realize that this is directly related to the fact that you cannot run returns that have to multiply 0 but as someone looking to make their first purchase in ~6 months using zero down on turn-key or light rehab, how are the rest of you running your numbers?

I think we as investors need to encourage each other as many people outside of investment real estate cannot relate.  8 months.....your a patient man.