I'm just starting out investing in RE but I want to make sure I'm doing all I need to do properly and legally.

You had to start a new LLC, sell whatever from your old LLC to the new one, and I was out right there. 

. - Conventional purchase with 20% down using a HELOC: Current cashflow from the SF could cover a big portion of the HELOC payment, but this starts to feel risky from a cashflow and funds available for rehab.- Conventional and move there/rent out my primary: Certainly the best option, but a hard no from my S.O.'

I think I’m just going to start doing dynamic RUBS because I can’t keep paying for their water but I want to make it more fair than just dividing by 3 every month.

I want to get into apartment buildings and I've found a 6 unit to start with.

I was able to get proof that my properties are on the up-and-up for lead levels, if I were to have had lead issues, it would have been a lot easier to address and remediate them while my properties are vacant vs occupied, and I'm protecting myself as an investor from potential headaches if the city does in fact start to enforce having this certification prior to evicting a tenant. 

Charging a fee for a technician visit for any appliances diagnostics.How do you set the expectations from the start to avoid people with incredibly high expectations?

I had to escalate the case over and over again.

. :-)I would bet that rates will start to ease come spring of '24.

I don't know how long it can last though as it is the sort of channel that once to many people start doing the whole channel will become ineffective.