Assuming the Oakland rental market continues to remain stagnant/competitive with newer buildings going up, is property appreciation the only way to increasing wealth with my building?

Here you would continue to find borrowers and fund loans with your own money.

If a tenant is constantly paying late and there seems to be a clear sign of struggle in finances, wouldn't I be doing a dis-service by offering the tenant to renew their lease and continue the vicious cycle?

My suggestion is to continue being active on BP, get out to some networking events and seminars and also educate yourself through books and podcasts. 

We gave him an old lease that said he didn't have to pay water (we newly split the utilities in the unit) and he noticed we charged him for water and then we refunded him (although he continued to send us pics of his napkin math that says we didn't refund him enough).   

As far as I know the prices have continued to be stable or go up.

I’m excited to learn and connect with others here as I continue my wholesaling journey.

The triplex we bought was fully occupied so we did 1 unit at a time as they moved out.0 Vote  That's great - Are you going to continue with cosmetic rehabs or dive into something that needs a little mjore TLC?

Do I proceed with continuing to rent it out and sell later, or sell now?

So, the broker will usually investigate and correct an agent who isn't operating as they should. 6.