It  depends on the scale of your portfolio but if you have a couple properties and they’re all straightforward, I think google drive is fine. 

And BRRRR in general are hard to make pencil, primarily because rents in my market, while up, have not really grown as fast as overall property values, and the cost to finance is much higher relative to a couple years ago.

You have a couple ways to access that equity.... you can 1031 your orange county property into a large multifamily and create cashflow that way.

There are a couple of local meetups/events I know about but I'm still learning.

I'd get quotes from a couple lenders and just go with the best one or the one you'd want to build a relationship with.

I'm also in Buffalo and have a couple properties that used to have additional structures on them.

This is the breakdown:2 tenants on month to month leases ~$250-$350 less than market1 long term tenant (15yrs) is now on month to month lease and is paying $1500 less than marketAfter consulting with a couple of people and doing some research, it sounds like anything over a I should apply banking rent raise and submit a 60 day notice (all of these units fall into that category).

Went well, there were a couple hiccups but they worked hard to overcome them and it turned out alright. 

My girlfriend and I are newbies in the RE investing world, and would love to build a network with like minded couples!

With $170k to deploy you most likely will have that all in one, maybe two deals, if it doesn’t go well you could end up way worse off.That said, if there are other factors like the property is a huge pain to manage or you are worried the neighborhood may actually get worse or you know you need a new roof in a couple years, then I’d consider selling.Also, even though you said it’s not a high appreciating area, do you think 1-2% is fair?