It's an awesome way to jump into RE yes its scary at first but as long as you have a criteria going in it eases some of the emotions during the process my biggest thing was lower my cost or keeping it the same.

Lower interest rate at 12% is $8,400 year ($42K for 5 years) plus his initial investment of $70K equals $112K.

I do not have to do anything right now, I just need to learn, wait for the right opportunities, or create them - for example by trying to use subject to and take over someone else's payments who locked in a lower interest rate from a few years ago. 

You'll have to read the details in your PPM and Capital Call notice but generally you send in more money to maintain or decrease, but never increase, your original position, It's not like putting money into a losing stock where you now own more of the company for a lower average price.You're far from the only person this has happened to.

I think it was Airbnb that had suggestions for me to lower my pricing because they were scanning the competition (Booking.com in that scenario) and saw a lower price.  

They work for my mom because it is a lower commission split, I feel like I am struggling because I have no leads.

In areas such as NYC the market tends to be a little lower, from what I understand.

The shares are represented by certificates sold to investors for the purpose of maximizing value and lowering risks of pooling payments on fixed assets, which allows for increased liquidity, thus aiding the total market.

Long story short, you can, but since you are only targeting investors, your sale price will likely be lower than comps.Talk to a local agent about your local tenant laws and have them review their lease

CA has property tax rate that is a little lower than the median.