But anyone that holds on gets the house and 4% of the cash of everyone that sold. 

You can also get an idea of how often they are booking by looking at their calendar. 

No idea how experienced the person who gave me the number was.

@Michael Bishay you're mistaken if you think buying S8 rentals will make your portfolio easier to manage and more profitable.You're just trading one set of problems for another.But, you probably won't heed this advice:(So, yes, seeing if/how any Class C tenant has trashed their current home, will give you an idea of if/how they will trash yours is a great screening tool.We've been doing this for almnost 2 decades.The COVID mainstreaming of Zoom has made it so much easier!

I’ve heard about ‘gap funding’ for fix & flips to cover down/closing/holding costs in addition to the hard money loan for most of the purchase price & rehab, but how realistic is it to secure that type of funding?

How much do you charge to hold the unit for them?

Joining real estate forums is a great idea!

It would likely double in value, rents would go up, and you would have twice what you are holding right now. 

It's not a bad idea Tyler, just shop that rate.  

I opened a business checking account, transferred money from my own credit union account and then was told the new business account was being closed and that the bank was holding my money for 60 days.