Perhaps they want to retire in a certain number of years, and they need that performance to hit their retirement target.

There are instances when you ask if a task was suppose to be done by yourself or your agent.Do you guys (Agents/Investors/Buyers/Sellers...) have a checklist of tasks you perform when buying/selling?

Use extra screws to secure the cabinet to the wall even better.

We hold roughly 2000 units and we are looking to see how the lender performs on these 7 properties.  

An example may be as follows:100% to investors up to 8% prefferedThen, 80/20 split up to a target IRR (maybe 15-20%)Then, an even 50/50 split thereafter.First, the Sponsor receives zero dollars if the asset doesn't perform.

Maybe there are statistical models that predict C% loans getting paid off in full & sooner more frequently than D%, so Wall Street pays a premium for mortgage  backed securities with more of D% in it, which is passed onto the consumer in the form of D% being offered for merely 0.3 more than C%.

I do have his first month’s rent and one month’s security deposit.

If you aren't subdividing, where will the money for the additional homes come from if you have just one parcel and it is securing the loan for the 1st house? 

In my view paying down or completely paying off a few of the better performing properties in this portfolio may be the least stressful option and would increase cashflow.Another thing I'm curious about is this "ghost cashflow" or "artificial cashflow" as you put it.

I am also curious if you are planning on keeping the current tenants or moving into one of the units to secure a FHA loan to house hack a little bit.