Hi everyone,I’m interested in raising debt for small multifamily deals but I have a few questions about it and how I want it to work with my proposed strategy.One of the things I’m wondering about is how to structure a deal with multiple debt investors and what security they can be offered.  

It's like the lawmakers think every rental property is owned by a billionaire, when in reality most of them are small time landlords who have no rights and can be financially ruined by these tenant friendly laws.Thanks,Christian 

Why do you believe there is a financial advantage to spending money on the exterior of that property.

The obvious thought is to not claim any as it is my first property and there will be only around $4k in revenue this year anyway but my thought is that I can potentially claim and increase my taxable income which will raise my Debt/Equity ratio in order to purchase another SFH or small MFH next year.

This gives you debt pay down, hopefully market appreciation, forced appreciation via improvements and tax benefits, lots of tail winds. 

My husband and I are relatively new to Real Estate Investing and are seeking to grow a portfolio of cash flowing properties in order to  achieve financial freedom and ultimately support our desire to serve as missionaries.  

If your whole sale runs you a extra 10K are you financially OK with that?

It's risky enough to take on a major rehab as your first investment, I wouldn't stoke that fire with a bunch of credit card debt.

You'll need a good financial model in which to input the T-12 and rent roll data.

Also, you are still financially obligated to the loan so I don't think changing the title over will do much for you.