I'm sure they'd rather be robbed by a nameless, faceless internet scammer than their own flesh and blood.

Even if you were to refinance into a conventional loan and use FHA on your next property, FHA does not allow boarder income (renting by the room) to be used to qualify you unless you are renting to people related to you by blood, which I’m guessing isn’t your plan. 

I have never experience anything so powerful in my life, just being around these guys got my blood pumping and the energy was electric, I couldn't sleep for 24 hours after the meeting.

My partner has run multiple successful businesses before so scaling is in her blood.

Got great feedback from everyone, if it would make you feel better, find some thing that you can do for them that you do not have too, like maybe paying for their moving cost, etccc if you got the capital to do so, if not maybe something else that will make you feel a little better, the emotions you are feeling means you are a considerate person, not a cold blooded shark, it's ok you are actually a human being who cares, but this will not get your apartments renting at market value ;>)  Good luck with all of this I am going to send you a connection request Edwin

I assume this works for you, but I could also see it leading to "bad blood" from day one.

Property Managing may pump that blood in your veins by knowing it's a living thing with faces, families, working on the facilities, something with your hands.  

Hey mate,Take your time (As much time as necessary) to get the right feet on the ground first and foremost.Many folks get caught up in the attractive numbers a potential market presents and completely neglect building a team.A good ream on the ground will make or break your investment and not so much the demographics of an area itself.You can minimize your risk by buying super cheap thus hedging any "mistakes" you make in rehab or by working with the wrong people.Be patient and negotiate tough and you should find a bargain.We do even in today's market although much less often than 3-4 years ago.Direct mail, wholesalers and good old Craigslist are just some ways we buy a lot of our properties.We are also on the list of various disposition managers that send us deals.This site has some decent deals from time to time also - https://investorlift.com/And forget about appraisals unless you manipulate them.It's a blood joke if you ask me... lolI've had deals appraise for less than we bought and rehabbed which is impossible.And I'm pretty confident that my company has bought, fixed and sold more properties in our lifetime than many appraisers have appraised.Appraisers sometimes like to be A$$holes and give a lower appraisal just to screw with the flippers profit.I think they sometimes do this out of jealousy lolIt's a funny world we live in.Just my 2 Aussie cents.Much success 🙏

While I'll let him introduce himself if he wants, suffice it to say, Todd has real estate in his blood -- among other real estate ventures, he's done 40-50 rehabs the past few years, including some spec building and development.

Blood in the water and whatnot.