@Fan ZhangThat’s a rough town my friend.

I'm a huge fan of house hacking, and it sounds like this was very successful - congrats!

I'm a big fan of Athens & love the feel.

I am a fan of TenantCloud as I get to store info on appliances and like the structure of lease renewal or continuation of MTM.

Hey Jamie,You're in a great situation -- nice problem to have :)Personally, I am a fan of the second option.

@Jake Song @Ernie Gutierrez For the best of both worlds between lowering interest cost and accessing equity, I'm a big fan of a specialized 1st position Heloc, called an "Offset" Mortgage in other countries.

So you 'settle' for the cheap stuff.And in good times, there is still always poor (per bible, the poor will always be among us)I'm a big fan of lower end / class C / workforce housing.  

Yes you will be limited using a captive agent so it sounds like it is time to connect with a commercial broker.

Hello, I'm just starting out on a real estate investing journey and beyond amazed by the bigger pocket community, plus the resources available here. I wanted to say hi and a hearty thank you in advance to all here.I'm...

Other ideas: Offer a unit improvement for the referral (ceiling fan, tiled floors, carpet cleaning, light fixtures, accent wall), Offer a donation in their name to a non profit they support, just simply ask- most people want to help.