Meanwhile many of these repairs are fixed cost whether its a $100K house in the C/D neighborhood of a respective market compared to the $500K in the same market.

Engage respectfully, acknowledge challenges, and collaborate with community members to find equitable solutions, presenting landlords as partners in neighborhood growth rather than adversaries.

My goal is to scale up over the next few years and add another 10-20 doors.I ran across someone that is saying they are building quadplexes in the same town in Texas as my current rentals there, so I have some support system there.High level this is the idea on the deal:4 units constructed as 2 duplexes on one parcel.1250sqf 3/2/1 units$650k sale price, CME is $820k according to builder, will have a independent CME done if/as I move forward.Rent per unit is $1750 based on the other quad in the developmentBest guess at this point is about $16k/year cash flow at a 9.5% cap rate.Builder is a sister company of a established company in a related industry that has done "some" builds before but not a lot.

They offer potential without the heavy competition of more established markets.

I do not use Rent Ready, but I know that it is a perk of my pro membership here and I am considering setting it up to help my tenant establish credit. 

I often do this when I'm trying to connect with someone on LinkedIn: I try to find out if we have any mutual connections and lead with that in my message to establish some rapport. 

This can be used to eliminate most gains of a long hold highly appreciated rental asset through 1031 + primary resident conversion to establish a more favorable ratio. 

The operator in the market I chose ( Memphis) A Cpa I knew from BP  and one of the most respected syndicators on BP who could help with raising funds.

Both careers would see a sharp short term income loss, but once i'm established the money i'll make ought to be comprable to my next year income.

The kindness and humor of the responses is comforting in a field where there is very little down time (currently as I get it established) and you all "get it".