I would take any and all opportunities on any turnover or vacancies in the units to help increase the rents.

Here are a few areas we like to recommend to investors: Cheviot/Westwood“Stable” sales market with predictable rental income and stable tenants.

The network and opportunities that evolve out of it are a great recipe to get your portfolio going. 

So let's say that you've got a house for sale and you accept a buyer's offer contingent upon the sale of a property they own.Then you get a cash offer from another party wherein their Realtor tells you that in your state, if you, the seller, gets a cash offer, then Buyer 1 has 72 hours to come up with their money or lose their contingent offer.Not getting anywhere looking this up, so BP is the go-to info machine.Something sounds off about this.....?

I have purchased a few properties through tax sales, sometimes you can find great deals.

Tax sales are usually full of them.

I would first get clear on where you are heading, and how much you are expecting to clear from your sale in order to better establish a buy box for the replacement property.

Great development and job growth opportunities. 

Honest opinion - this seems like a great opportunity for you with 70% LTV at 5.5% for a property this type/size - I would be very very careful if you need to get the other 20% as a relatively new investor - someone willing to lend the remaining 20% could easily take advantage or come up with terms that could cost you - definitely depends on the further info - but tapping the equity of your current rentals and taking down the full 30% equity stake in this acquisition would probably be the best bet

if it is a divorce and you are buying her out you want a low number and if it is for a sale you want a high number"............No kidding!