But likely our deal criteria will move upwards to qualify for syndication as we gain more experience.

If you an buy a "little old lady" property that just needs paint and flooring with it, you will be very pleased with the equity gain and the COC returns you can achieve. 

I live over an hour away from these properties, and am considering taking this on myself to gain some experience on managing the maintenance process, but am unsure if this might be a good option for me.

I live over an hour away from these properties, and am considering taking this on myself to gain some experience on managing the maintenance process, but am unsure if this might be a good option for me.

Thinking I might just go through with the LOI/negotiations just to gain some experience.

My name's Melida and I've been lurking on this site for months now and finally gained the courage to introduce myself.

I’m trying to get a few multi family deals under my belt first to gain experience and get some credibility before I reach out to investors.

Lehi/Saratoga Springs is booming is well, but probably closer to 20% gains in the last year or two.3) I'd recommend you look at areavibes.com or trulia.com/local for safety information. 

I believe it is an exemption as far as reassessment goes but then my follow up question is -- when the original owner now sells his/her primary residence with the RDP on title is the capital gains exclusion still $250K or does it bump up to $500K, or is that only for married couples?

I think you should start by listening to some podcasts and gaining an idea of what you are looking to do.