Sponsors should go beyond that, however, and raise a significant amount of cash for extra reserves--you can bet that the lender won't allow the property to tap the debt service reserve until there are no other options. 

Not being able to raise sufficient capital to close all of the deals that you actually want to close.

Seems it is worth every penny to install security cameras and fencing to be able to raise the rents 100% 

I was born and raised in GA, just recently moved to NC.

Fortunately, since you also live in the house, that makes you exempt from both Sacramento’s local rent control (Tenant Protection Program) and California’s statewide rent control (AB1482).Now, with regard to how to raise the rent, after the lease expires and it transitions to a month-to-month (MTM) agreement, you are free to raise the rent by any amount you choose. 

Assuming you have already enlisted a strong securities attorney to prepare your offering documents, which you will no doubt need to legally operate and raise capital, IRA's are a perfectly viable source of capital.

When this is happening, due to bidding wars and raised competition, properties would start selling for slightly increased inflated prices (not like the high we were seeing in January) - thus also helping appreciate houses bought during the SIP.

. - although I agree with you, in the end the landlords still get screwed because property taxes will be raised to pay for whatever relief program comes to fruition.

No title company will insure the sale of a foreclosed property to a subsequent buyer knowing this bill is out there, since questions could be raised as to whether it was conducted in a climate that either chilled the bidding process or perhaps violated social distancing.

If it’s positive $150/mo or negative $150/mo shouldn’t be a deal breaker. 3) in a few years when you’ve raised rents you’ll be cash flow positive on the shorter loan.