Highly recommend (I require) collecting first month's rent prior to handing over keys.

We are NOT a fit for low quality assets such as C/D or uber high input such as sec8 or mid/large MFH.

Rental arbitrage isn’t common in my area ( high point North Carolina) but I was planning on starting in another state.

The penalties are just too high. 

Real estate has been a passion of mine for years, even while working in the high-tech industry.Together with my partners, we’re constantly on the lookout for our next exciting real estate adventure.

I get FinTech is a high-risk activity, but imagine the industry will consolidate to one or a few strong players.

In high barrier markets, rents have gotten stronger but not the double digit growth we had seen, which was an anomaly.  

If I create a debt fund that offers 9% interest on first lien notes with a 5-7 year payout, would that be attractive to high net worth investors?

But the mortgage is still too high. 

The percentages are going to be up to you There are all kinds of High interest account that require all kinds of hoops to keep them.