And lets face it .. those deals are not just sitting on the branch's to be plucked.. in many markets deals are dog tough.In my mind EsPecially as a beginner first thing you need to do is get the discipline to save cash for equity and or put a group together so that you are bringing in true equity.if I borrow from a HML like lendinghome or Conventus  I need to put skin in the game..

It would still be risky if I need to cash in quickly to put skin on a deal within a short time frame.

Being generous you'll get $5K per year out of this property (that's assuming that your equity partner will split returns evenly with you even though you're a rookie with no skin in the game) and I wouldn't bank on that.  

Since you have skin in the game you should be able to find something.  

And finally, no doc & no money down lending by banks/brokers meant many had no skin in the new game.

You could wait until this appreciation occurs and then try to get the neighbors to clean up their act for a minute so you could sell it, but (even putting ethics aside here) a remotely intelligent buyer would be asking about the neighbors, past issues, etc, since there is a shared wall.If you really think the area is about to appreciate (and you have corroboration on that from outside parties with no skin in the game), could you work with the owner on his price (given the issues with bed bugs and maintenance), with the understanding that you'd basically be paying a premium to gain control over your prop value and own two props that are likely to appreciate?

If you choose to stay past March 1st an new lease will need to created and signed".BP experts - See any other ways I can skin this that won't tank the sale?

Also I see new money being invested as investors are buying wear houses and converting Into residential, I am looking to add to my portfolio bigger properties  but I don't see many 5+ units in inventory, but over all I think if you got thick skin it's a great place to create a passive income portfolio 

You ever heard Skin in the Game.

You can easily find short term financing with a Hard or Private Money Lender since you easily have skin in the game.There are two fundamental elements to the BRRRR strategy.