I worry because quite frankly our tenant pool isn't one that adapts super well to change, they aren't that technologically inclined (online / app = payments - lol - some of these folks are depositing cash into our bank accounts on the 5th) and I worry that this change will disrupt, cause move-outs, more fees, etc...Thanks in advance for your insight, heckles and advice.

Sometimes people will get creative and leverage someone I already know to meet me like inviting me to play golf or going to an event and meeting their colleague or friend.

Most of them blow the cash they just get on the other job they have going on across town so they play catch up .

When the time for the Refi comes around on a 1-4 unit property, I was under the impression that the appraisal is not based on how much you have increased the rent during your hold but rather just the typical appraised values of other similar properties in the area (whether it be other 1-4 unit properties or single families in the area) and that the increasing of the rents while holding the property only comes into play when the asset is a 5+ unit property - is this correct?

Very specific situation I've got here that I haven't been able to find good information online that fits this unique criteria.I have a friend that has a property that they own free and clear of mortgage, yet they are paying a HELOC of approx. $300 a month for.

How this plays out will depend on your situation.

Property this close to the city is limited.Using an online calculator I found and assuming the property appreciates 3% per year and the after tax return on reinvestment if I sell is 5%, I’d still make $120k after 20 years if I rent.

My experience- I tried to do it on my own, online, and researched a lot.

I want to have more saved for just in case expenses for life/a potential rental property but also want real time experience and I think this would be a great way to do it.Your absolutely right that real "pounding the pavement" experience is the best way to gain knowledge and I think it is a reasonable request which someone can say yes or no..however I dont think contacting random people who are investors on LinkedIn or online is the correct way to do it.

From what I can tell, there are some big groups raising large funds, and the play for most of us will be to put together a good project and pitch it to these funds for investment, hopefully earning development fees or carried interest along the way.We're almost halfway through the two-year window of this thing, and guidelines still haven't been released, so start getting your deals ready now.