With that said, I'm looking for something in the US that draws 200+ investors with a lot of experience and has great presenters and is not all a sales pitch.

@Chris SkeatesWe have partners who are foreign investors.

I'm having trouble raising capital, is there anyone out there that can give me tip on how to raise capital?

Awaiting an answer from my banker on what their current rate is on a HELOC (smaller local bank that tends to be investor friendly).. curious what thoughts are on HELOCs in general right now for such things?  

It seems as if the options for owner-occupiers of three-unit properties are pretty limited, especially if the building has a flat roof. 

The tax advantages of buying/holding gas stations are pretty great.Many of the components of gas stations including pumps, tanks, external parking areas, and other equipment are classified as either 5 or 15 year property so you can bonus depreciate a lot of it (minus the land value) and get significant deductions in year 1.With the current bonus depreciation rate at 60%, a $1 million gas station acquisition could still lead to $100K+ in year 1 deductions depending on the specifics of your deal.

(This is in the Southeast part of the country.)Market FundamentalsPopulation Growth: 1.8%Median Household Income: $77,573Wage/Income Growth: 7.3%Unemployment Rate: 4.2%Job Growth: 2.7% (slight decline last 2 yrs)Home Ownership Rate: 59%Median Age:  35Employers are stables between Health, Tech., National Retailers & Shipping Companies, local schools and BankingCrime is 1.06 Violent Crimes & 9.82 for Property CrimesSchools are on average 6/7 out of 10. 

It is a 2000 sq ft cottage-style home that was used as a residential home.

@Jason Thompson Are you already in a mastermind group that focuses on multifamily?

I have been playing around with python to build financial models and wanted to get some tips on how to make my models more user friendly and better at solving common pain points.What type of model are you building?