It will actually be more difficult for your agent to procure a buyer off market - so the work actually increases. 

They further out the ripples go from the stone, the less appreciation your receive while the cash flow increases.

not everyone wants to be a landlord.. there is a whole bunch of real estate that does not include landlording.. or landlording at small SFR levels so take those comments with a grain of salt  those investors basically focus on that one thing and that is buying the next rental to increase their cash flow by 200 a month.. 

If you can get your Vantage Score up 50 points, you will see positive results on the mortgage scores as well, it just may be 30 or 40 points or could be 60 to 80 point increase vs Vantage increase of 50 points. 

Find the best local real estate investor meetups that have no pitches and you will increase your knowledge, camaraderie, and motivation ten-fold.

I like the cash flow and see the potential for increasing rents, but I’m hesitant about overpaying.

No disrespect to anyone, but cant we begin to see the increasing amount of novices with zero cash, poor credit, little income for personal expenses, haven't heard of they're local meetup nor bigger pockets nor which book like Kiyosaki nor Brandon Turner nor Grant Cordone's etc-all about to become millionaires easily.

The shorter the prepayment term has an impact on increasing the rate.4.

The real estate investing industry uses "Classes" to rank property performance risk, but there's NO agreed upon industry model:(Here's what we use for our Metro Detroit market:Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Like most markets, there is a growing trend in the area due to affordability and increasing more things to do.