Since this rate is an estimate of what the market determines in the future, an investor needs to make a decision whether he wants to be aggressive and estimates a lower cap rate at exit than his Entry cap rate or be conservative and estimates a higher cap rate at exit than his Entry cap rate (usually by some measure of basis points).As to your question about rolling up units: Are these units located in different market?

My observation has been the cash flow is tight due to higher property taxes, and a higher price point to entry in demand areas.

It'll keep you in those dry, long days and help you stay focused along the path of real estate investing.Next, read up on each area  (STR, LTR, etc.) and decide the most straightforward entry point to get started.

It's fairly expensive, not NYC prices, but well above the median, there aren't many small multi-units (e.g. duplexes), and the other typical entry point condos can have high fees.  

If you are purchasing with the intent to live in it as a personal residence, it would not qualify.IF you purchased it as an investment property and later down the line converted it into a personal residence, there are ways to do that.However, my guess is that you want to purchase it as a primary residence in order to have a cheaper cost of entry?? 

Sometimes, the Rate can even be enhanced, but no one should count on that as I mentioned last week: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...Of course the downsides include significant barriers to entry like high liquidity, high net worth, significant experience, and often relationships with brokers, sellers, and lenders. 

The "recording date" on a support lien may occur as early as the entry of the initial court order. 

The goal would be to lower the barrier of entry so we can acquire property after property.

It is a low barrier to entry and lower risk than any other investing strategy.

Each entry is categorized so that Excel autmatically sums them up.