Also, make sure you know what the local laws are.

@Denise CarringerMy preference is to go local - some community banks offer this type of service or local escrow companies, which is what I found, because they offer a higher level of service than most national.

They offer networking opportunities, education, and local insights for landlords.4.

I am always open to any trend but right now I am compelled to restrain myself to the local market, my rule of thumb is 25-30 minutes drive from my home.

Unless you use a local professional familiar with the market, who you trust, best way to know a good deal is to study the market.

When dealing with federal, state, and local NOFA (notice of funds availabilities), do government funds allocated for affordable housing often get depleted from too many developers requesting funds for new projects?

I financed this property using down payment funds from 403B and a local commercial bank.

That needs to come from a local attorney. 

We paid back the 401K loan in 8 months and best yet paid all the interest back to myself vs. the bank.Aug 2023 - I went to my local bank and got approved for a HELOC on my primary residence. 

It comes with guides on how to ride the tubes, a crash course in local customs, places of interest, places to avoid, and holly cow it looks just like what they had in there heads of what a London "flat" would look like, so charming and so "Brit".....