And tenants have many tactics to slow down the process.

Same goes for many apartment buildings offering MoveIn Specials.So, if it's slow-time winter or a property won't rent for another reason, why waste time worrying about why it works or how to avoid it?

He is now in rent up modeand is at 20% occupancy after 3 months during the slow season.

One would be amazed at how many cities were platted between 1900 and 1940 in CA then the slow build out started..

What you’re counting on is even a slow rate of appreciation, say equal to barely inflation, called it 2-3% being multiplied by 4 or 5X because you only put down 20-25%.

Instead of wasting 20 hours a week on your phone or TV, work a part-time job to accelerate paying down the debt and saving. 

You have just made it thru the slow season of every year.

But, this will be front-end weighted and gradually slow towards the back half of the year.

By accelerating your depreciation schedules, you reduce your taxable income which in turn increases your operating cash flow.

They should be able to help you scale.I like your accelerated and leveraged up timeline, as long as you have a rockstar property manager.