But in the end, it pays off, and allows you to be a part of a neighborhood's renaissance, which is rewarding both financially, and personally.

You have two options to avoid paying back the depreciation expense: 1) sell the building through a 1031 (this allows you to buy larger and larger properties each time without getting hit with capital gains tax or deprecation expense capture back, 2) refinance the property  and cash out your original equity (along with some or all of your appreciated equity you earned from the time of purchase) and use that cash to purchase another property.I intend to use both options in order to achieve my goal of 1,000 units. 

I like KW for pay scale and flexibility they allow.

Check recent tax increases on properties you consider, expect the same in the future and then compare those increases with what the market will allow in rent increases.

Banks make it hard for us to acquire multiple properties.Plus the buyer is subject to current interest rates from a traditional lender of a private money lender.Subject to purchase allows us to help more sellers and give the seller more for their property.Allows the buyer to close fast and does not require an appraisal or loan approval by an underwriter.What Are the Steps?

I would personally just rent to someone that meets my criteria without a cosigner, but some people don't mind allowing a cosigner.

The deli/liquor store lease is up in September 2018 and we don't want to renew their lease, nor do we want to allow the tenants to sell the business to someone else. 

You'll spend a few hundred dollars, but you might get some answers that allow you to hone down your research.  

The President’s declaration allows HUD to offer foreclosure relief and other assistance to certain families living in this county.HUD is: Granting immediate foreclosure relief – HUD granted a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures and forbearance on foreclosures of Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured home mortgages; Making mortgage insurance available – HUD's Section 203(h) program provides FHA insurance to disaster victims who have lost their homes and are facing the daunting task of rebuilding or buying another home.

Although, I have set expectation and train tenants, this one is just too much trouble that doesn't allow me to do my job.