I'll try to acquire with seller financing.

For example if you acquired a property in September 2017 and have $120k showing on the "depreciation" line, it makes sense why you wouldn't have rental income until Feb 2018.... obviously you were gutting and redoing that property. 

I'll post more about the "live in flip" I have acquired in an appropriate forum.

The property was first purchased cash, fixed, re-appraised, then residential mortgage was acquired to pull cash out.

Honestly, it's been a great property to own so far (I know the time is limited)  and the current tenants, on top of paying their own utilities, handle a lot of their own maintenance, too.As an investor I'm in full acquisition mode and looking to acquire additional properties, deal permitting, and scale up swiftly. 

If you are - then it makes things more complicated as you are acquiring a personal residence and an investment property.

Try offering a one year lease at $3000, if you are unsure of the advantages of M2M, as a alternative and see what they say.Fact is they are considering moving, when is uncertain, but likely hood is that reducing their rent $200 is only going to cost you money and not change their plans down the road.

I am looking to acquire multiple property management companies in my home state of Texas.

But, of course, with our mind set on building a rental portfolio, and the market we live in, it didn't make sense not to add an apartment over the garage to create cash flow for the mil to cover her expenses and travel as she's always wanted to.So, here we are, moving forward, plans in place, ADU permit acquired, ready to break ground and having trouble getting the Mil financed.First attempt was to get a Heloc loan, keeping it separate since she has a great rate on her first.

What is the likelihood of turnover after you acquire?