I lived in the home for about a year and a half and during this time I rented out the other three rooms which allowed me to only pay ~$200/month plus my portion of utilities.

This should add significant value and allow me to pull out my investment and more when it's time to refinance.

One key piece of a cost segregation study is identifying the land value of your property as it helps you be compliant with the IRS and maximize your deductions and tax benefits.When you purchase a property, the purchase price includes the value of the land, buildings and the components.

A few methods include: Real estate conferences (which can be costly), joining paid communities (which can really be costly), the meetups and forums posted in BiggerPockets, local events, and other online softwares that allow you to search for buyers specifically interested in your location and preferences (of which I like freipro.com the best).

always look to see how any situation will advance your goals... stay positive , dont allow your mind to talk negatively.

in return for being allowed to promote the projects on their websites, hold themselves out as the co-gp etc.

I stay away and do not allow the 5 piece vinyl sets because the seems fail.  

The seller is not allowed to profit from the sale."

Some of the sponsors that I invest in, market under 506B are not allowed to publicly solicit (and are only allowed to work on referral).

While at Auben, I rarely lost sleep over inspections because our size and scale allowed me to see every home somewhere (often everywhere) in the process.