I do understand that market value becomes what has been paid for a deal but with minimal work and renovations my deals almost always significantly increase in value in the first 6 months.

For instance (numbers are not exact), if I put down 50K for downpayment, aggressive strategy may return $300/month (after mortgage payment, fees, etc.,) and normal strategy may return $200/month, and passive strategy may return $150/month.

I do not want to wait 6 months-1 year to repay them. 

Purchase price: $160,000 Cash invested: $30,000 Took this home from bad to glam in 1.5 months for a healthy profit.

The entire project took around 3 months with EVERY square in minus the electrical( some added) being gutted and renewed.

However, if you have the time and prefer to source properties on your own, I would highly recommend the following strategies:Connect with probate attorneysVisit property auctions: These happen monthly and, surprisingly, aren’t saturated with investors.Cold callingTarget LLC owned properties: Over the years we have seen an influx of companies purchasing SF for rentals/long-term holds and they failed to account for property taxes and an increase in new construction coming to the market.

You will kick yourself someday if you don’t reach out to him for coffee.- My Goal: to have $10k/months of income to replace my day job.

My initial net rental income was $402 a month to $224 a month.

First thoughts are finding a way for the tenants to use it for a fee, either rent the space monthly or create a space that can be rented on a per-use basis....or possibly rent to another non-tenant individual for office use of some kind. 

For instance, someone making $500k a year and living in a very highly appreciating market might be extremely happy on a deal that loses $200 a month but is getting 5% appreciation on a 2 million dollar property in San Diego, butut that doesn't make sense for the investor with 30k and a lower paying job.When it comes to the book series I agree with you that the order doesn't make sense (having read both).