Speed of close, and leverage are the main reasons why you would look to obtain a HML on a stabilized multifamily asset.  

Then you can speed up your savings to invest in other strategies like BRRRR.

Finding a mentor is definitely something that can speed up the learning process 10x.

If police have the time to set up speed traps and arrest people for possession of marijuana, they should certainly have the time to take care of real issues such as this.

A tip that helped me:The podcast app I was using lets me speed up or slow down the audio speed.

My family is considering a move to the Lafayette area, so I'm just trying to come up to speed on the area quickly.With the university in town, and having heard a little about the economic depression due to falling oil prices, the place *seems* ripe for a good rental market.  

Getting an exemption from rent control takes an act of GodEmptying bldg out via Ellis to make a TIC play is much harder nowadays; was more doable pre 2010Long term play; someone with $$$ puts 40% down, collects their 4-6% return, waits out the tenants, while neighborhood gentrified as wellBuy outs are also an interesting option, if the tenant is game, and speeds up the process

How do you know when they are working slowly (especially if you're new) and how do you speed them up without pissing them off? 

Also, finding a mentor will speed up your learning curve quite drastically.

On top of that you need two DEEP (these are students) cleaning per year (one after 9 months and one after 3 months) and you're paying for high speed interweb(s).