I’m trying to learn from operators who have experience acquiring or controlling small multifamily properties (15–25 units) in secondary markets, especially in cases where a traditional bank-first acquisition isn’t the cleanest path.Specifically, I’m curious about control-first approaches where the buyer/operator takes over operations first and aligns incentives with ownership before an eventual purchase or refinance.For those who’ve executed deals like this in the real world:What situations make this approach work best from the owner’s perspective?

A property manager is then brought in, inheriting a property they didn’t help scope, with finishes they didn’t choose, and systems they now have to maintain.

As portfolios grow, managing leverage becomes critical. How are investors balancing growth while staying conservative enough to sleep at night?

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Last year we bought the 3- 4 plex's they were all on 1 tract, a different appraiser did them and used comps and Income approach.

Curious how you’d approach this.

Smart approach on the long-term mindset.

Although her data and approach seems solid in paper, but if she accumulated all these properties in 2021 with these lousy future booking, I'm afraid if she's going to fall ... hard. 

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The tenant themself brought up a pay out, to which they mentioned wouldnt be an option for them since they would most likely end up in a hotel.