If for example you reduce the rent and remove a concession (e.g., last month's rent free)), and someone starts an application at the old advertised higher rental rate + concession but then completes the application after the change (lower rate and no concession), is there a rule for which you must honor? 

Here is a realistic example of what’s achievable in my market for your situation.

Typically, getting into the 5-unit range can get overwhelming for people and take up too much of their time if they're focused on scaling.Real estate bookkeeping is very balance sheet heavy and that's where the mistakes are made if you're managing the books yourself.

Most bidders on there don't have an interest in a quick flip, they typically plan on fixing up and holding or re-selling.

@Courtney Olson I did this for my candle business but it could work for real estateMaybe offer Step Up  Payments too, as long as the number works, and hint at it helping wiht inflation and maybe combined it with an interest rate that is above typical inflation.A combo of something like 4% inflation to keep your same spending power as the years go, and we increase the payment by $25/month every 12 months so your spending power stays the same and you get a bit of a raise every year, then we could do a balloon payment in 10 years to settle the rest.Something like that could be an option. 

Between work related stuff, conventions, friends/family visits, pro/college sports, kids travel sports, concerts etc etc there are a billion reasons why people visit places like Sacramento and other cities that aren't your typical vacation destinations.

If so, you're in the market for a typical midterm tenant of 30-90 days.

I'd highly recommend local meetups and talking to real estate agents.There are companies that offer help with the execution of rentals and BRRRRs, but this typically comes with a large chunk of upfront fees or cut in equity.

My example of a recorded judgment lien not attaching to a trust with trustee other than yourself was a special case of outside liability protection.To get liability protection and anonymity, some attorneys suggest a combination of land trust and entity.In all my years of private lending I have only run across two borrowers that used land trusts, and neither of them were billionaires.

If you were getting a mortgage, typically the borrower has to have some money to put in (downpayment).