Hi Paul,Once you have a successful multifamily deal under your belt (and by successful, the deal meets or exceeds your return projections), you improve your ability to raise money for your next deal.

I purchased a vacant tax property, made repairs, then received redemption affidavit from taxpayer, certified mailed them improvement invoice within 10 days.

Slightly under-market, after another $5k/unit in improvements we'll see about $90k/year gross over the next 12 months.  

Also, I made sure that I did some minor exterior improvements on the duplex the very first weekend that I had the keys to be visible to them and show them that I will be making an effort to hopefully make their home a nicer place to live over time.

We have purchased a 4 unit just a week ago that we paid 50K for the property but added 20K for improvements flipped a unit the week after close and raised rent $125/mo.

A "point" is one percent of the loan amount.down paymentThe part of the purchase price of a property that the buyer pays in cash and does not finance with a mortgage.due-on-sale provisionA provision in a mortgage that allows the lender to demand repayment in full if the borrower sells the property that serves as security for the mortgage.earnest money depositA deposit made by the potential home buyer to show that he or she is serious about buying the house.easementA right of way giving persons other than the owner access to or over a property.effective ageAn appraiser's estimate of the physical condition of a building.

I don't have MLS access.

I don’t see me losing money by just doing cosmetic improvements but it’s not going to be lucrative either.

Without selling, I want to tap into some of it for investing purposes, but I've got the good old favorite DTI hurdle that's preventing me from more easily accessing it from a conventional lender (I checked with a credit union already).

Does any one have any advise on boot camp style training seminars to help me understand how to acquire, Improve, and hold these types of Investments