The single biggest thing that I've probably learned about students so far is that they're not price sensitive, mostly because they're not paying for it.

My biggest advice is screen well and place good tenants.

My biggest advice is to start investing where you have a good network of people you know like and trust...this especially holds true if you will be investing out of state.While it's not impossible to go straight to the commerical I personally found it easier to start in the residential world and then make my way over to commerical multi-family. 

This client faced similar hurdles with unpermitted changes, and having the right contractor made all the difference.

Our hypothesis was that by having the highest-reviewed properties, everything in the business would become easier.Paid Cleaners Well: Cleanliness was the biggest factor impacting reviews, so we decided not to take any chances.

That was the biggest benefit that came up time and again was the amount of time that they stay in the property reducing turnover.

They want to make the biggest fee off of each deal they can.  

I totally agree prices on the West Coast can be a hurdle,but with the right team, BRRRR is definitely possible.Wishing you all the best. 

My biggest issue is that I’m using personal funds as owner contributions to these accounts and money moves from account to account on a consistent basis, so I’m trying to be diligent in proper accounting. 

The biggest ways IMO are MLS data, multiple solutions for sellers (off market cash deal or listing), ability to rep. yourself on your own deals (saving on commission).Commission savings adds up fast when you're doing multiple deals a year.That being said, there is cost to having a license so if you're only doing a couple deals a year then it might not make as much sense.