It's still a pretty good story, but investors who are in funds VI and VII rightfully couldn't care less about the great timing of sales they had no part of.Sook, I appreciate your kind words about not being "fly by night", our rigorous accounting, K-1 delivery, and comprehensive reporting--your trust in us is not taken for granted.You say that you've invested with other sponsors who's properties have held their value--if you are ever in the mood to share more specifics on that with us I'd love to see what they are doing differently and perhaps I can learn something. 

I think he didn't want to go deep into any detail and just wants to talk top level and act like an authority.

So incurring the fewest expenses is the cheapest exit plan.There is no tax advantage to refinancing the property first - in fact, the refi will often force the taxing authority to reassess the value of the property - which would likely remove any tax grandfathering you may have - raising your taxes.There is no advantage to doing a two step process like you mention.Randy

@Jonathan GreeneSee #3 of the initial post 🤣🤣🤣That was an easy theory for the original author of this post to prove

I had not signed any agreement authorizing management services for the property. 

Fortunately, the condo has two showers. a plumber will out tomorrow, but I don’t understand how they find the source of the leak, if I can’t authorize for them to cut the dry wall on a condo that’s not mine. shouldn the owner downstairs call a plumber? 

Yes, they generally have a more comprehensive checklist in the written report but I like to make sure to emphasize the main ones.

They seem to have a good set of comprehensive services and fairly priced fees.

READ THIS ARTICLEThe tenant is authorizing you to run a credit/criminal for the purpose of renting.

Aram Hi Aram,Partnering with a consulting company that offers comprehensive support can be a great way to streamline your investing process, especially as a newbie.