My worry is that as the target properties scale in size, my ability to write a strong contract could falter due to my inexperience and I will potentially be hurting my clients' ability to snag a deal.Ultimately I plan to enlist the mentorship and help of more experienced commercial agents in my office when it comes down to writing a contract, but for now I wondered if the community has some general guidelines or advice on things such as:Inspection period: How long do you need for 5 unit, 10 unit, etc...?

I am interested in experimenting with rental arbitrage: (approaching landlords and renting their property for the purpose of listing it as a short-term rental)If you are a landlord currently engaged in rental arbitrage, could you comment on your experiences.

I realize I'm looking through the goggles of inexperience, but it's hard for me not to get excited about a property that is under $10K who's ARV is $100K with rents around $1K or more if it's multifamily.

I’m not sure how I would be able to find funding and if my age and inexperience will make it harder.

If we were to do careful research and analysis, are there going to be people interested in investing with us or is the inexperience enough to rule us out, even if the numbers look good?

This could be because the lender did not have complete confidence in the ability of your business to repay the loan through the properties (i.e. short/no business history, inexperience of the business manager, foreseeable market challenges, etc.).  

That $6,000 to 9,000 savings could potentially cost you more in the long run with someone who's inexperience. 

Their main concern is your inexperience and it is a legitimate concern.

However - due to my inexperience I have been paying the water for the tenants and have not raised the rents in several years. 

Definitely agree on the correlation between inexperience and proper repair cost/ARV.