Many will say this is crazy but if I am spending tens of thousands of dollars I am not spending 30 minutes and making the decision on the flip of a coin.

I will share both the positive and the negatives and you can make an informed decision.

You want an accountant who can help you strategize and who is responsive when you want to know the consequences of the financial decisions you are making throughout the year.There are over 20 real estate accountants on this site.

I would consult @Jeremy Galloway before making that decision.

It's a 50/50 decision to refinance at 10.5%, a savings of $9K/year, or take a chance to wait a bit that rates would go down further.

We gave them the option to move if they needed to - and by doing it the way we did it, it gave them time at their old rate to absorb the news and make a decision for themselves without them being under extreme pressure to move immediately.  

This is the best answer, and is the basic spirit of what business people have to consider for all of their subcontracting decisions.

I recovered and hired a PM who specializes in S8  What led you to this decision and would you be open to connecting?

+95% of agents only have experience dealing with owner-occupied transactions - which are mostly EMOTIONAL decision based.An investor wants an agent that sticks to logical numbers like ROI, Cash-on-Cash, etc.You can differentiate between these different types of agents easily by asking them:1) If they are RE investors themselves.

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