I am definitely going to make improvement renovations to the properties while I am there to increase the value.

Read up on other property management best practices. 

@Anh Le People bring me deals these days but that is not very practical advice for yourself.

But I’m keeping positive, it sounds like it is likely that I can lock in the rate and receive some sort of adjustment if / when my credit FICO score improves prior to drawdown date.

Other than an annual increase, I don’t believe they can be increased significantly without significant capital investment to improve the units. 4.

Those will cash flow nicely, but there isn't as much on the equity capture, so it's a mixed bag depending on your goals.An alternative in the meantime is to look into being a passive investor on other larger properties that have lead investors and watch how they run the syndication and their plan to improve the property.

., than the worst mistake I can make is to try and fudge the numbers to improve my offer.

To help get the best appraisal and value, you'll want to meet the appraiser, help them with the data collection, and be sure to tell them all of the upgrades you have done to improve on its value.

"We all have the ability to improve our lives.

Hi @Andrew Assman ,The duplex/triplex/quadplex market is indeed quite competitive at this point (March 2018) I'm helping a friend look for deals on MLS for that same property type and the last 'good' deal we liked had 12 showings in 2 days with 6-7 offers.For you, I'd recommend looking for deals off-market, orbreak-even in great neighborhoods, or properties that you can improve/renovateI did #2 and did quite well due to neighborhood appreciation.