The biggest take-away from the book is the possibility to do value add plays by increasing the NOI. 

Given the timeframe, and the fact that property values have risen across the country, there is a good probability your property has increased in value.. 

That would still be a very nice return over the long long term, despite a few years upfront of fronting a bit of negative cash flow.Also, another consideration is that any increase in rents caused by inflation can push these from $0 cash flow to positive cash flow.

I'm no real estate lawyer, and I have no moral issue with what you're trying to do, but this sounds like a pretty clear cut case of brokering real estate. 

@Joe Lambert You can bifurcate taxes but that’s generally used to increase the depreciation at a faster rate -earlier on.

I’m getting my license so that I can increase my income and knowledge to be able to do deals, but I want to stay heavily in the investment sector if possible, and was wondering if you guys even use home inspectors, and if not why?

Exit strategy is sell in 5 years, increase rents as much as possible, and get into a bigger deal.

This is a pretty significant increase in salary for my family.

Minimal (though increasing the last few years) scumbag upsell.

Are recent pay stubs enough to prove the drastic increase or will they ask for another tax form?