The pandemic will affect the demand due to financial difficulties that every business is facing, but seems it may affect the supply side more (people may postpone to sell with a perception of a very slow market ahead) and this can somehow balance the overall impact of the pandemic to the sold prices.

You start small, eat at your level of sophistication, perform, give investors great returns, and rinse/repeat as you work your way up the ladder. 

The other two are not sophisticated in real estate, so I would likely be taking the lead while they would be contributing financially and also making decisions on the larger matters (while I would probably handle more day to day issues).  

This new investor was sophisticated and clearly knew what to do to get into a great position.

We use the personal guarantee to alter your perception of the deal you have with us.

I know they exist and have known this for decades.. just really never seen them used.. at least on the West coast.. sophisticated buyers wont sign them is my thought I know I would not. 

I share that opinion, but it is based solely on my own perception as a buyer. 

The name is familiar but anything written that long ago will certainly be out of date, perhaps there is an underlying idea, but so much has changed, laws, markets, perceptions of sellers that trying to follow something that old could be dangerous today.

I discovered two issues that I am currently trying to get changed that really amplify that perception.

This is sophisticated stuff but it is difficult to forecast not only future rents and expenses but the eventual sale price. should that potential increase be considered when evaluating a property?