And I agree with everything you said Matthew, get insurance, know your business, use good management techniques and skills, also, know your area to understand your exposures, an attorney should know, so ask one.I've often said that you take on a greater risk driving your car than owning and renting a decent single family home, now, multi family is different due to the concentration of tenants.Don't be afraid to own property, it rarely bites compared to other risks we take daily without a second thought. 

Best, Kunaal Tailor

After the fact, you can use a technique to move beneficial title to the LLC (MUCH info on this site on techniques, want to talk to your RE attorney).You should be able to get about 70-75% LTV on a cash-out refi.

(Note to investor: I know you feel like your acting stupid as a real estate investor when you do that technique above, but what you are doing is raising the emotional temperature of the seller. 

It's tailored for the commercial RE audience but I have found it extremely useful for residential deals as well. http://www.laurexgroup.com/articles/Analyzing%20Commercial%20Real%20Estate%20-%20Due%20Diligence.htm

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There are several variations on this technique.

What are some effective marketing techniques you have used to get people to show up for an educational only seminar?

They know many like you maybe have enough to buy a course or something or do a seminar at the least.These people maybe have completed one or two deals or none at all.The guru's realize it's much easier to hype you up and sell stuff than do deals with the techniques they are pushing.Think about it this way.

Is there a matrix that shows which techniques are suitable for which situations and what skills need to be mastered for each technique?