I bet he had people telling him that mobile homes were a bad idea, and that he was selling trailer trash. 

I've had plenty of great people on paper and a totally different person who shows up.

They have provided me with current pay stubs, but after calculating their income, my concern is that their total monthly income falls below the rent threshold.

I wouldn't buy on purpose something that loses money.It all really depends on the totality of your purchase and financing. 

The bet is that the people will continue to rise every day and go to work, which we will, so long as we are poor enough.

@Brandon Turner - totally impressed!

I bet there's a hard money lender in your area who would look at it to give you short-term, bridge financing. 

There aren't really any formulas for this, your best bet might be to look at the pictures in rental comps other than that I would estimate the difference to be about $100 in rent for every $1000 of rental value if everything in a non-updated unit is clean, usable and looks reasonably nice.

I could sell one of my properties (condo) use, that money for flips in Atlanta within the next 1-2 years build up additional funds to acquire an apartment complex, and to grow my portfolio, but I want to hear from some experienced investors and what they would do if they were in a similar position.Current Picture/Portfolio: Property 1: Condo (Atlanta, GA 30328)Current Rent = $1550/MonthUtility Reimbursement = $200-300/MonthHOA $383 (In line with HOA's for other communities) Purchased June 05th, 2015 and resided in property until Jan 22nd, 2017 (Total of 1.64 Years)Lease Started Jan 23rd 2017 and Lease Ends on June 30th 2018.Current Equity 135,000 (Purchase Price)  - 85,000 = $50,000Current Comps Similar Properties are selling for $155,000 to $170,000Current Mortgage Terms: 15 yr Fixed 3.325% Monthly payment of $996 (Includes Insurance and Property Taxes)Anticipated Total Earnings if Sold at End of July $64,500 (Sell Price $155K) to $78,500 (Sell Price $170K)  Property 2:Town-home (Peachtree Corners, GA 30092)Current Rent = $2000-4000/Month (AirBnB) 60-70% Occupancy since November of 2017Purchased July 28th 2017 and currently residing in basement house-hacking with my younger brother.HOA $325/Month Covers, Water, Lawn Maintenance, Sewage, Security GateCurrent Equity 336,000 (Purchase Price) - 265,000 (Remaining Loan Balance) = $71,000Current Comps Similar Properties are selling for $345,000 to $360,000 due to private/public school ratings going up shortly after purchase.Current Mortgage Terms: 30 yr Fixed 4.326% Monthly payment of $1823 (Includes Insurance,PMI, and Property Taxes.)

You're best bet is to check meetup.com to see whats being scheduled.