I used to like to have a lot of showings scheduled, but I quickly came to realize that tenant placement is more about quality rather than quantity.It all starts with my ad, within which are several questions I request be answered in their response to my ad.  

If yes, there are several good reasons to consider doing this:1.

I've seen it through several decades now. 

If that is the case @Rob Drum is your man, he is skilled in setting up owner financing deals and finding some amazing dealsI have done several myself and can share the forms if you like, I will warn you can only do 3 a year and not have to conform to Dodd-Frank guidelines.   

I am looking for a few creative strategies for using the rental to purchase several other  properties , so I am considering selling it and paying off the mortgage and starting again,  or refinancing it and using the equity for buying other properties,  but this would increase the amount owed on two mortgages.  

@Ethan Anderson Thanks for highlighting the key words several times.

Many are new to investing so a flat out partnership is not that attractive to me with any 1 of them as I don't really need the money to fund simple deals.However, I am considering amping up my investing and buying a larger project or several at one time.  

We had an issue with the tenant for months (not paying) and tried for several months to find out from the Property Management company what was happening with the tenant. 

First, are you buying 5 properties, or one property with several structures?   

I'm thinking of using combination of LOCs and HELOCs to serve as my reserve funds, but I've been warned several times that this can be risky.