Then I can fill a couple spots at the higher rent and in a year raise rents on everyone else. 

I apologize ahead of time if my terminology is not so good, I am brand new to this. 

I did notice this thread is a couple of months old so would love to see a followup to let us know how you are doing now @Benjamin Barredo

Find a mentor within your brokerage or area, and just try to spend a couple of hours every month learning how they run their business.

Hey Gabe tell me about your last couple of deals

I've been using my SDIRA for private lending for a couple of years now with pretty good success.

I'm brand new to real estate investing.

Just reach out here on BP and ill give couple more great podcast out there.

If not, go ahead and get a couple different rates from vendors and bite the bullet. 

A lot of this you'll begin to understand after watching/listening to podcasts or reading books/blogs/these forums.When you hear something that could lead to a potential deal, follow up on it immediately.My last deal came from a dinner with a few other couples.