It was a 50% of one months rent and a $100 increase in rent. 

If your looking to invest and learn about notes PPR may not be the right place as they are true mailbox $ and as passive as it gets (which is nice as well).

The two existing units can rent for about $2,500 each, and a garage conversion single unit will rent for about $2,800.

It seems like you have some very solid goals of multiple income streams, and a well calibrated risk tolerance. 

The best deals I find are usually due to agent negligence of the area and a very poor listing presentation.

I've worn three hats in the seller financing world (as a property buyer, as a property seller offering terms, and as an investor that buys seller financed note). 

I picked a mentor and a team to follow and the rest worked out

This seamless transaction capitalized on strategic market insight and a prime opportunity.

Go straight into focusing on creative finance, subject to, and minimal cash down deals and build from there.I want to hear your thoughts on what direction to take here if you were in my shoes given these constraints (full time job and a few thousand saved) and you want to optimize for passive income first, then value appreciation?

I have several opportunities to snag up a self storage complex and a 18 unit apartment complex on creative financing .