I completed the Department of Defenses Boots to Business course and I am currently enrolled in the Boots to Business Revenue Readiness course to help me learn how to write a business plan.

I can listen to books and educate myself on whatever I want while at the gym, in the car, etc.There are a wide array books available and a few I think may benefit you to start with are...Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat - The BRRRR Rental Property Investment Strategy Made SimpleFLIP - How to Find, Fix, and Sell Houses for ProfitThe Ultimate Guide to Wholesaling Real EstateBigger Pockets has become one of my best resources.

I have made numerous claims, sometimes on the same property and my rates have never been raised.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

We've grown it to 3 successful locations and I'm ready for a new challenge.   

Has any one made this transition and offered a short or long term rent reduction?

There are a few product types I know like the back of my hand and, if I were the primary decision maker, could take a design from entitlement reviews to having a complete design ready for engineering within 2-3 weeks.

A lot has been made of purchasing a property “subject to” the existing loan, or alternatively via “owner finance”, or its hybrid a mortgage “wrap”.  

Do they honestly believe this big/obvious mistake is the only one they made?

I did leave them my business card and made it very simple, they did not have to talk about me or be "salesy" !