Any experts or those that have struggled initially can you please share your experience and advice on what I should do to get the ball rolling.

It blinks that it's going bad for about a month before it ceases to work.When you have a long term lease with tenants, you sign that they assume responsibility for furniture and if it's damaged you charge their security deposit for it.

Treat people with respect, stick to your lease and the laws, and let the crazies roll off your back as best you can. 

When dealing with a seller you will need to obtain:-Current Rent Roll-2-3 years of Profit and Loss StatementsThese are the two most basic elements in beginning to "pre underwrite" a loan for multifamily. 

If I build a duplex for $400k and sell one side for 300k can I avoid capital gains if I roll that 300k into the mortgage resulting in a 100k mortgage for the other half of the duplex?

I reckon I could be the money partner in a few JVPs to get my feet wetSorry for the rambling intro, if you've stuck through reading the wall of text I want to say thanks and I hope to connect and keep the ball rolling with you fine folks! 

I kinda rolled my eyes...but do you think I am losing leads due to this kind of wording?

And when you sell it down the road you can do a 1031 exchange to avoid taxes on gains while you roll it into somewhere else.

My lender is interested in seeing the rent rolls and the trailing 12 expenses, we are interested in seeing the units and making an offer, but I'm at a standstill now. 

I have come across a deal that is a 13 unit apartment and the rent roll is $6,615 a month X12 ($79,380 annually).