The difference is that you will negotiate the terms of the loan with the seller (interest rate, down payment, length of the loan, etc are all pretty much negotiable to whatever degree the seller is willing to accept.  

The days of “I will find the deal and do all the work, you put up all the money, and we will split the profits 50/50” are long gone, at least when you’re dealing with investors with any degree of sophistication.  80/20 splits are basically the standard. 50/50 over the preferred return is possible; those economics work out to something close to 80/20.  

Local economy changes, real estate hype, out-of-town investors, and other factors have resulted in higher purchase prices in some areas that have not seen rent go up the same degree.

Since bonus depreciation is derived from the portion of the property's value with a shorter useful life than the buildings themselves, the property types that are the most favorable to generate bonus depreciation will be those with a high degree of "land improvements".

Matt makes a great point above and it is also important to consider that there are varying degrees of what the words "off market mean".

@Caleb JordanUdemy is always a good place to start for specific topics like Hubspot.If you want to go deeper and wider, Udacity has a Digital Marketing nano-degree.

I do this because I think it stabilizes my portfolio to some degree &  we can submit rent increases 90 days prior to renewal to the Housing Authority. 

I like transparency and slow moving market prices so I can predict my investments to a higher degree of certainty. 

If there is not some degree of predictability its not investing its guessing. 

During the background check I found that the prospective tenant had a first degree narcotics felony on his record 7 years back.