@Drago StanimirovicThank you for the words of encouragement—I truly appreciate it.I completely agree that networking locally and shadowing someone who’s actively investing in my area or nearby markets would be extremely valuable for my learning and growth.

It is hard to rent a unit in winter because most people don't want to move when it's cold and snowy unless they have to. 

Direct Mail / Cold Outreach: Target 2–10 unit owners (public records show mailing addresses).

Here’s the thing—there’s so much noise out there about what works, but I’m looking for cold, hard stats and real experiences.

It's a shift from the traditional cold-calling approach to a more proactive strategy of attracting leads.One of the keys to attracting deals is building a track record of successful closings.

First off, it is extremely difficult in today’s market to find any “deal” that matches up to his criteria, but in my mind I had actually found one.

Verifying last 2-years of rental history and income/employment extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Tenant Default: 20-30% probability of eviction or early lease termination.Section 8: Class D rents meet program requirements, often challenges to pass Section 8 inspection.Vacancies: 20%+, depending on market conditions and tenant screening.Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciation.Where did we get our FICO credit score information from?

Cold Calls How did you finance this deal?

1% rule is extremely tough in todays market.

Neal helped us to get two hard money loans (we bought two 27unit distressed projects) extremely fast.