@Diana Dorantes - Good memory! 

We then create a second position note on one of our rental properties that is leveraged under 80% and bring up the leverage to 80% as long as the cash flow can support the added debt expense.

It will usually bring up all the owners on that street.

Be flexible if it brings you the results you need.

Just find a good mentor to shadow, someone willing to impart from his/her experience, take them to lunch and make yourself useful to them, and they will teach you.Here some recent articles good for starters:- one to raise you up: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/3-important-questions-starting-investing-real-estate/- one to bring you back down to earth: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/dont-just-dabble-in-real-estate-investing/- one in the middle: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/cheap-free-steps-today-pro/- https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2016/03/22/10-lethal-mistakes-avoid-real-estate-investment/?

We've had about a 30% success rate in establishing contact with the decision maker, but I'd really like to bring that success rate up. 

Who knows what that will bring.  

This helps to establish some credibility to the PM and gets them comfortable with you as a buyer who will be looking to bring on management in the near future. 

My broker brought me a deal for a Tri-Plex , I’m wondering if you all think it’s worth pursuing.Here’s the breakdown.Purchase = 200kRehab = 20k2 units rent would bring in $750ea1 larger unit would bring in $1000Not a lot of property maintenance in terms of landscape.Estimate on Water, trash would be $200Estimating 5% vacancy costI would not be using a property management company to start.The ARV would be apt 300k.Thoughts on this deal?

@Linda Lape A couple of things come to mind. 1 - offer to raise sales price by $3k instead or adjust other terms 2 - borrow $3k from another source3 - sell something you own of value4 - bring in a partner