Question - did you work with an interior designer and if so, did either of you tell your designer you were wanting to use furnishings available through Minoan? 

If you choose to go with a first time home buyer program, you would need to identify all the terms and advantage of that as MANY are available.

There are other loan products available that are still a low down payment. 

Avail sends this to the resident, collects rent and deposits it into our account.

Buying turnkey Section 8 rentals which are also positively cash flowing is wonderful, but you cannot calculate how much of that will be available at any given time. 

Free option available too.    

You are excluding possibly the majority of available tenants to focus on the most difficult to manage and the ones who are most likely to leave your property heavily worn and damaged, all other things being equal.

Here are a few suggestions on how you can maximize the wealth of information available: Check out the blogs and podcasts, or take advantage of the search feature (magnifying glass).

Actually have people contacting me before I advertise a unit available.

I'm currently exploring opportunities in real estate, and I've noticed many positions require proficiency in Yardi.If anyone has insights on how to learn Yardi effectively or if there are specific training programs available, or maybe through a tutor?