Though it may cash flow well based on their current debt service, when you compare the income it produces to the equity they have is it actually even a good investment for them from an ROI perspective or would they be better off liquidating and redeploying?

It is small multifamily with 30 year fixed rate debt. 

You'll likely also reduce your cost of living by moving to a stabilized apartment.Depending on the cashflow and debt paydown, you can use this strategy until you've built enough equity to reinvest.On the other hand, getting into a multi-family after refinancing will also help you build substantial equity to rinse and repeat in the coming years.

Buy the same amount(in regards to downpayment allocations) in debt notes.

My partner and I have ~20 doors in Columbus OH, and we are interested to expand our portfolio to Cleveland, including around Lorain and Euclid.

I have purchased the following books:ABCs of Buying Rental Property The ABCs of Property Management The ABCs of Real Estate Investing The Advanced Guide to Real Estate InvestingThe Book on Investing in Real Estate wit...

CA, in total continues to lose 100k's of population and continues to add onerous legislation, including the state rent cap they passed a few years ago (doesn't apply to sfr's though).I am not sure why anyone would want to jump in the deep shark infested waters right before feeding time, unless you have a clear proven strategy, or a very long time horizon.

Speak with lenders - and consider that although they might agree they could lend to you today - they might not be able to when you need the loan.Unless the existing debt has no due-on-sale provision, there will always be a risk of the underlying loan being called.If it were to be called due:1.

Show you're qualified and sell yourself: Know and share your criteria, how you're purchasing (debt vs equity)?

Slides are presented one by one including one titled, “Norada Capital’s Diversification.”