They may lower it a couple hundred dollars this year and just raise it again next.

I also raise for projects as well

Make improvements to the house to raise the appraised value. 

Yes, CMHA just raised their Section 8 rental rates and are really trying to encourage more Section 8 properties in this area. 

Historically (with some exceptions), there were two categories of syndicators: (1) The Sponsors who would raise "friends and family" equity and (2) Sponsors  who would raise capital from family offices,  pension funds, insurance companies etc. 

I have noticed a trend over the pasts 10 years where more and more of the people have zero involvement in the day-to-day operations of the property and are only raising money.  

If the seller had some basic understanding of financing, they would realize why they should not accept it without substantially raising the selling price.

Louis raising $500k for the project.

Once I started paying off loans and raising rents, years of suspended losses went away fast. 

Over the course of the year I raised the other 3 units as their leases expired.