Then as people move out do the exact same thing to those units.You can get in with an FHA loan at 3.5% or a first time home buyer program. 

Any feed back is welcome 

In Minneapolis, are there programs in place from non profits and the government to aid first time home buyers with costs?

But the programs you mentioned are designed for what you are after.

There are programs for first time homebuyers.

Also Ms.Erickson somehow you applied online to us for more information about our loan programs.

Take advantage of the lower downpayment programs early on and once you are tapped out of conventional loans, I would consider alternative financing. 

A buddy of mine in Phoenix added a fenced yard and bunk beds to his listings.. nothing fancy, just a few tweaks.. and he went from crickets to getting three calls in two weeks.Preferred Landlord Program: This program gets you priority placement, and while ALE charges a fee, it's worth it for visibility.

I would also be very interested in hearing student or JV experiences with Pete and his program.

We started looking at coaching programs and some of these things just seem ridiculous at 20-40 grand, and some seem more like life coaching programs as opposed to real estate programs. we don't want to syndicate we really would just like to find someone that we can bounce deals / ideas off of and have them assist in underwriting and giving us a better sense of security that we are doing the right thing.