That will let you know if you have to do a gradual increase instead of immediate.

You will gradually get better as you go through the model-->purchase-->operate cycle if you intend to be a buy & hold investor.Your posting asked for advice on becoming an expert in the full spectrum of multi-family and commercial properties.

The cost ran about $1000 per beam, and are designed to be adjusted over time to gradually straighten the wall. have you found anything new or gotten any quotes since this was posted?

@Brett Hennessy as a long term USAA customer I have gradually been moving my products from them.

If you decide that you want to keep them below market value, I would still increase them gradually over time. 

I've looked at crime maps of the area and it seems like it can vary widely from block to block and looks choppy rather than gradually increasing and decreasing -- is that an accurate impression that its clustered and doesn't necessarily bleed over? 

May share later why after 4 years successful STR business I decided to gradually convert to LTR).I still have one unit left and VRBO is acting; the payout date which is supposedly hard printed in the reservation page under "payment" tab, gets re-edited every few days....I posted this to see if I am the only one in this situation, maybe because I have not renewed my subscription or something specific to my account or everyone else is seeing the same.If you are receiving payouts from VRBO smoothly or not, please share.

This strategy can help you gradually save for necessary upkeep like roof replacement, keeping your refinanced funds for value-add projects.To initiate your cash-out refi, reaching out to a broker or lender is an excellent first step.

Or is it something I'll gradually learn as I read and speak with locals?

However, if your goal is to build equity while gradually getting to cashflow positivity in a few years- then it makes a lot of sense.