Definitely speak to your accountant.2.When you go to refinance, the lender will look at several factors - the value of the property, use of property etc.

However, refinancing too soon after the exchange could raise IRS scrutiny about the exchange's intent, so waiting several months is advisable.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

We already signed the purchase agreement several months ago...it has been on hold while they mitigated a pest control issue that has taken 2 months.If it's that important, make it part of your purchase agreement.

There are several city programs that we are taking advantage of as well—tax credits, funding, etc. 

I have used several methods that have been quite fruitful over many years. 

I like using hemlane.com because Hemlane sydicates to several other listing sites. 

I am in Eugene and have one STR here in town and know several others who do as well.

I found several properties, made one phone call to a loan broker, paid the 1%+ and life was easy until my broker talked me into re-financing on every loan about every 3 years, or maybe, there was so me reason I had to re-finance.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

I went to school in Michigan and worked in GR for several years, so I'm fairly familiar with the areas, but not as an investor.