I have some free hours to give during the week/weekend and will be looking to trade that for learning opportunities!

Another benefit to refinancing the property, and the flip side to the economy of scale, is diversification by owing multiple properties and not consolidating a portfolio into 1 or 2 large buildings.What has been your experience either trading up or refinancing and what have you learned?

You are so far ahead of the game if you have people who you can trust in the building trades.

It's all a trade-off, and there is no right or wrong way to do it.So, don't be surprised if your best choice for broker is one who:A. 

I buy, but do not sell notes on LC’s trading platform delivered by Folio.

You must work in a real estate trade or business (does not have to be rentals) for 750 hours and greater than 50% of all your working hours in the year need to be in that real estate trade or business. 

.*** GRM is strictly a function of Revenue, where as Cap-Rates (my preference in evaluating a deal) takes into account Operating Expenses ("OpEx").I think this is especially important Connecticut where OpEx can be high because of 1) high taxes [especially in Bridgeport], 2) the majority of properties are old (requiring more for both reserves and ongoing repairs), and 3) the high cost of labor/service contracts in the state.That being said - and somewhat contrary to the above - many commercial brokers in CT of mid to large multi-families typically trade properties on a price per unit basis (and the price will fluctuate depending where in B-port).

We have built our buyers list up over 3 years attending trade shows, networking, and getting to know the players in the business.

Maybe you could speak with someone who was a close friend of your dad and see if they have any of his contacts for those trades.

You guys should be looking at buildings that are trading for at least 30k unit.