Multifamily assets are in high demand. With so much competition, it's tough to get adequate time to properly evaluate opportunities before making a decision. Here are 6 keys we follow to perform stellar multifamily due diligence.

Multifamily asset managers use key performance indicators such as expense ratios, occupancy rates, and leasing conversions to track the performance of the investment properties they oversee. Learning about these metrics can also help multifamily investors select better-performing assets, grow their portfolios more efficiently, and understand the general market trends.

Robert Kiyosaki's CASHFLOW Quadrant defines four categories of earners – employees and self-employed individuals on the left, and business owners and investors on the right. The concept points to those on the right side of the quadrant as the ones with the true potential for achieving financial independence.

According to a recent study, the majority of Americans rely on social security, pension plans, and investment accounts as sources of retirement income, with real estate being one of the least popular choices. There are several reasons, however, why retirees may want to take a second look at investing in rental properties, especially multifamily.

While paying taxes is inevitable, multifamily syndication investors can take advantage of depreciation, cost segregation analysis, and various deductions in order to minimize the impact of taxation on their return, and use cash out refinancing and 1031 exchanges to grow their profits tax free over time.