Skills or qualities in no particular order: Communication, patience, empathy, listening ear, backbone, resilience, determination, organization, work ethic, lead a team, thick skin, time management, trusts their instinct, and all-around good ethics! 

Class C: These apartments are typically over 30 years old and are in fair to poor condition.

It's fairly easy for small portfolios.

Our lender has informed us that we need 12 months of rental history to use the actual rent for financing purposes, or we must rely on the appraiser's fair market short term rental value.

There are multiple ways to skin a cat.

I strongly encourage finding a fairly priced, knowledgable accountant you can trust. 

The limit on scaling is your deal flow (mine never was that good) and time it takes to perform the value add (I got fairly quick for example, my last rehab did all new plumbing, electrical, and flooring.  

That being said, rental rates are remaining fairly strong, and with such an equitable position in your property, your cash flow should remain a positive net to you. 

PM is lying about the fair housing laws.

Our strategy is successful but requires investors to commit to a fairly intense prospecting and decision making pattern.