I am hoping to meet people who I can learn and grow from and want to invest in me and what I'm capable of. 

They know the city like the back of their hand.

I keep hearing how people are cost segregating, but I have pushed my accountant numerous times on this and he just saying that if we did the cost seg, all of that depreciation would just go into a reserve that would then be applied when we sell the home. 

Perhaps those people ought to instead try something easier; like performing cardio vascular surgery.  

Should still have about $175k in capital on hand after adding what we will personally save from our budget during this time frame also. 

Tell the people you interview the address or just the area and the property details (so they don't look up current rental info.)

The people who continue grinding will be ahead of the curve when it becomes a buyer's market.

Where people are paying 700k and likely going to bid over hot, sultry properties like this. 

I have implemented a system where I call people 45 minutes before they are scheduled to come view a unit.

Real estate has so many tax benefits and credits available, that I always tell people it's crucial to have a CPA that's extremely knowledgeable in this area.