Remember you can't force a deal to happen.  

Rates are higher than they’ve been for some time.Other options: ARMs, adjustable rate mortgages.  

-After that refi I was thinking every 2-3 years a partner could ask to be bought out and if no one member wants to buy them out then the can forcefully sell their share of the business to the other partners.A few questions that I have for everyone here;-What amount of insurance would be appropriate for the business and should I also have an umbrella policy for myself?

For example LA is having a "come-to-Jesus" moment over the homeless issue, and parts of Chicago with the rampant crime, and on other side of that coin there is parts in TX and FL that have a unique force factor in play pressing greater than average appreciation. 

I am not comfortable talking on the phone or "networking" although I force myself at times to do these things and end up mentally and emotionally exhausted.

That is a force multiplier, and it allows you to buy this asset and offset that monthly cost so you can save for the next one.

This prompted threatening letters of forced sale from the board and damaged an already tenuous relationship. 

Based on the Quebec regulations your tenant could force you to apply to modify the lease if he does not agree to your rent increase amount.The question is what would it cost for you to hire someone to do the lawn.

The smart money(whatever that means) was flowing into BREIT at a breakneck pace of about $3 billion per month, essentially forcing BREIT(which I believe paid/continues to pay about a 4% yield on invested funds) to buy commercial properties hand over fist.

Even worse, companies like Google and Facebook operate for free at the cost of tracking your interests and force feeding advertising on you.