To start, you will need to confirm the proposed enlargement complies with the zoning designation of the area, code compliance, survey, and file plans with the Authority having Jurisdiction in your area. 

If they had, they would know that most of the funding techniques in this book have been used to purchase and build multimillion-dollar properties throughout the world.

Many of them are incredibly skilled at manipulative techniques to get you to buy their programs. 

If it is still run by the people who used to run it, they use some very manipulative techniques to get you to buy in.

It seems like the majority of the backlash against wholesaling here is because of the common techniques being used (and pushed by "gurus") below: Spammy marketing methods - SMS, cold calls, and RVMs Underqualified people - a VA or someone who just took a course Poor data - a shotgun approach instead of contacting potentially motivated sellersSpammy texts and wholesaling are not mutually exclusive.

So why arent you taking action to try at least one of these techniques?

Are there any other techniques for making the tenants responsible for the heating/cooling with a centralized system instead of individual units?

It's quick, maybe three weeks, You'll learn legal aspects of contracts, contract law, title requirements, surveying, land uses, zoning requirements, construction componets and basic techniques, types and styles of housing, regulations that effect landlords, tenant and landlord law, what consitutes discrimination and how to deal with it, real estate financing and appraisal techniques and more!

That is a great question...You have your goal now you need an investment technique, plan of action and exit strategy.First:You have a great goal but based on the money you have to invest it is going to be tough to meet your goal so you are going to need an investment technique that will allow you to invest without using capital and due to the current market you will also need to use an investment technique that also will not require use of credit (investment properties need a lot of money down in this current market so credit is useless without the capital).Second:How much time and effort can you put into investing to reach your goal?

Again, it is not easy.There are some areas of the country and some techniques that can make it illegal.