If you can see yourself adding value or forcing appreciation than I would find a way to communicate that to him to put his mind at ease on the potential depreciation.

You may not need your attorney for another year, but giving him the time to get his ducks in a row now will make sure he helps document anything that might help later.Also a side note just to put you at some ease...this doesn't have to be figured out for the improvement to begin so don't worry too much about that part of the timeline.

This was how I put my land lord at ease (and of course arranging a face to face meeting). 

Maybe not in a straight cash on cash return but in ease of selling.

Homedepo has a very eased policy on returns.

HI there Indy, welcome to one of the best places to learn and grow within the real estate world.There is great value in the pod-casts within bigger-pockets and as well as meetups in different communities, and face to face with real investors that get it done, learn from the others and create some value to some in anyway possible.lots of us investors on here are looking for everything from raising capital and partnerships which is leverage in allowing others to invest in your dream and vise-versa.( using less of your money to get more deals, you'll expand quicker)If you're looking for more guidance and help feel free to contact me and we can show you the ease of growth and long term on being in the investments to get you towards your goals.

Yes, I suppose you can say I am easing my way into the buy and hold game with my fully vetted tenants and my built in PM, but you have to start somewhere right?

I have 35 active notes right now and can manage it with ease because of implementing systems and structure.

Preferably as many units as possible but with hidden value in making improvements (the unfinished attic in our current house was a goldmine) a.My feeling is auctions are good place to go for this but I don’t know anything about auctions. 3.Rent a property to live in for the first year I can’t subject my fiancé to living in a gut rehab again 4.Use the cash generated from the property and work during that first year to put together a down payment for a house for us. 5.Re finance the rental property and buy more property.These are my other day one questions: 1.I’m an architect, does anyone have any advice for actively leveraging my skills to help me do this real estate investing thing full time/ what career change could help me ease into this while still having a salary?

I'm clear with tenants that I'm buying to increase value and rents, but I aid as best possible to ease the relocation, even helping as a Realtor.