Track it and se how it goes, and then make adjustments, and you will probably have alot of leads to work with.

If a plan passes where the government shells out a bunch of money to write down principal and adjust rates to get people out of trouble what will happen to the rest of us?

To make that kind of money from nothing you would have benefit from a “positive†random event.

I thought it was a good overview for one who is not familar with multi units and their financing.I have never been to the boot camp, but have spoken to more than one investor who said they benefited particularly from the creative techniques covered at the bootcamp.All in all, Dave's home study is course is a good beginning and overview of multi unit investing.

However, the motivated people will succeed no matter what, so you might as well be a part of their growth.So the question is, what kind of learning curve should I plan for them to ensure that we're both going to benefit and they dont feel like they're wasting their time, while giving them the room to grow and figure things out on their own?

That being said, investors often pay for the anticipated benefits of ownership, including rental rates.

Still stick with 70% or adjust accordingly?

When figuring rent comps today, shouldn't we be figuring the adjustments going on right now?

You can not find that out by looking solely at the cap rate.this may mean that you have to adjust your expectations about how much of a return you can get, or that you need to find a different city to invest in or different financing strategy, but at the end of the day, its the return that matters and the cap rate will simply not tell you that.The cap rate is little more than a sales marketing tool.

In California, property taxes are based on inflation-adjusted "base year" value.