@Austin Steed: on mid-term: general chatter from talking with agents/brokers involved in that space...when I bought my first MF property end of last year, several reached out inquiring my plans for it and if I'd be doing mid-term.

The property's value was enhanced through several strategic renovations:1.

I’ve seen several investors start out with house hacking in a similar situation.

I have been using Stessa for several years and have grown out of it.

I really trusted my agent and knew several people who had invested in Reno so I took the leap after trying and failing for years to buy my own home in really high cost cities where I lived (NYC, DC, SF Bay area). 

Or, if you put several Class D tenants in a Class A four-plex, what do you think will happen to the property?

The contractor we hired renovated several other units in the same building and did a beautiful job.

Oddly, several people post about how exciting the learning they paid the $8,900 mentor program is, but no one seems to have done a deal or made money from it.

The type of underlying loan (purchase vs cashout refi) will also affect seasoning requirements for the loan - several dscr lenders will require 6-12 months seasoning on notes that were originated as a cashout refi, even if the property meets ownership seasoning requirements.For fannie/freddie, youre looking at 12 months seasoning for a cashout refi.  

Several of the contractors offer helical piers but don’t seem to think they’d be a more cost effective option - we can directly ask about this again.