We typically do 4-5 years interest only while paying down the principle balances over time.

@Ezra Avery you might want to read below to understand Classes of Property/Tenants.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

While they typically have considerable deferred maintenance, we're getting great terms.

But, we recognize that the experience you were having, multiple months without revenue and no clear time frame to be fixed, is not a typical experience with our company, and when and where we can help, we will.Our team didn't follow up as we said we would, so you asked us for updates instead of how we plan to operate, which is updating you proactively. 

Just curious, what is a typical LTV I can draw up to with a HELOC on primary and investment property? 

What's a typical down payment for commercial multifamily?

Nice try, but this time does not count.In order to meet 750 hours, your wife will need one of the below:- do something else real estate related, like wholesaling or realtor- actively work on expanding your rental portfolio - have an extensive DIY rehab, like a month-long full-time rehab (and then she might need another kind of rehab)- a calamity such as multiple properties damaged in a storm where she will have to deal with insurers and contractors- something else out of the ordinaryAgain - if all you have is 9 single-family properties with stable tenants and typical occasional maintenance - you don't have enough work to collect 750 hours.

@Richard Benjamin WilhiteSince you inherited the land, I believe your cost basis is typically the land's fair market value at the time of inheritance. 

This would typically occur only if you are over extended.  

I know these lines of credit are typically variable rate and interest only but when I am buying deals with 20-25% equity that are new construction and cashflow around $500/mo with this loan option, I feel like I have hedged against those risks fairly well.