The way I see it, though, as I'm just getting into the business (this would be my first property), I need to be as strategic as possible with maximizing my profits.  

We are trying to formulate a 5 and 10-year plan with the ultimate goal of becoming self-employed doing REI and investing in our own wealth and future. 

All have valid points and I've formulated a blend of your suggestions. 

In July 2014 I bought a 200+ unit deal in Dallas, TX for $6 million and at closing the property appraised at $7.4 million.The deal was off-market and I located by doing a strategic direct mail campaign.This was a tough repositioning deal, but since buying, I have spent $500k of my $750k rehab budget doing interior and exterior upgrades.I am working with a third party management company in TX and we have increased rents over a $100 per unit since acquisition.We increased occupancy from 84% in July 2014 to today we are 99% occupied.I raised $2 million for the deal by doing a syndication.

This is a strategic question.

NancyJust to put things into perspective for you, since you strategically used bold copy in your response and I can only take that as some form of lame sarcasm, I buy a few dozen houses ever year.

(the number of times a home(s) are relisted as an available rental) This is not always an indicator of economic opportunity for investment housing and/or accurate information to formulate market rents.

How should state regulators approach formulating a prudential standard for liquidity, considering a firm’s potential cash outlays for both private label and GSE backed paper?

I hope to form strategic relationships and increase my knowledge through BP to grow some serious wealth!!!  

Welcome to the group Abigail,I have been working with Memphis Turnkey for appx 6 years, strategizing with hundreds of their buyers in the Memphis area.