At a later date more than likely in 2024 or early 2025 you can refinance when rates drop back to normal.I would also shop around for a competitve rate and not just use your current lender who may not have the best rate/term in addition to lowest costs APR.

I see way way to many realtors go for flashy real estate companies that make no money or minimal money...or try to shop and shop around for the cheapest brokerage model that also probably doesn't make money or minimal money.   

You can call around and shop with as many lenders and brokers as you want.

I'm not far from Glen Mills so if you ever want to get lunch/coffee let me know.

So instead find 5 people you want to be more like and start to go out for coffee with them and pick their brain.I would also say obviously don't take advice from someone who hasn't done it before, because I find everyone always seems to have advice on something that they have never done but the funny thing is it always happens to turn out negative.Instead listen to the people who have done it and done it successfully and pick their brain and find out the model they used to be successful and if you do that with every successful person you come across then eventually you form your own model for success!

In the past I have given gift baskets from Costco, the ones that are a wrapped collection of coffee, chocolate, cookies or similar.

Purchase price: $1,625,000 Cash invested: $358,000 -17 Unit Mixed Used Multifamily Asset-15 Rental Apartments ranging from studios to 2 bedroom flats-2 Commercial Storefront both on mid term leases to 2026 (Flower shop & American Indian Cafe)Value add opportunity by raising rents over time with slight renovations.

Seemed to be more of a NE USA thing, but at least one of his shops is still in business...4-5 years later.I would want personal guarantee if you can get it. 

We also added a Coffee bar, water cooler, microwave and mini-fridge to make it feel more like an extended stay hotel room.  

Fast forward to today, we are shopping around for a larger home but wish to keep the above condo for ~25+ years as (i) I'm bullish on the neighborhood (as well as location within the neighborhood), (ii) the unit has a couple very unique characteristics which cannot be replicated, and (iii) I want to generally dip my toes into the investment property game and feel this is best opportunity to do so.