If you will be financing this purchase, I recommend starting with a prequalification as they will really help you focus on what markets will serve your budget best.

Here are a few strategies I recommend for scaling your portfolio:Leverage What You Have:Consider using the equity in your duplex to help fund your next property.

Now, I help the same type of clients get financing (both construction and long term) for their projects.

The clients we work with who have found success letting us help them find highest and best use of properties, then we manage them for a year, and then pull out 60-70% of their money, and do it again - rather than waiting several years for a home run hit. 

Hello all - Long story but any help would be much appreciated.• I purchased a small 1B/1Ba condominium in a high rise building in 2004 for personal use.• In 2010, I moved out and decided to put in in service as a rental unit.• I was able to keep it well occupied and leased throughout 2024.• I sold the condo unit in late 2024 for a nominal profit.That brings us to today. 

Tax StrategyWhile liquidating the brokerage account may trigger capital gains taxes, strategies like staggered withdrawals or tax-loss harvesting can help minimize the impact.

Could help you save some serious $$ if buying and selling there and can also get you access to their MLS systems.

I spend a lot of time reading these forums plus I've read David Lindahl, Ken McElroy, James Randel, Scott Berges, Roger Dawson, and have been watching videos of anyone else from first time to pros with REI information.

These borrowers typically don't need our help brokering bank & credit union loans, unless they don't have the time / energy / desire to do it themselves (or again - are required to use a broker by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, a correspondent life company, debt fund, or specific bank / credit union). 

My wheelehouse is long term management of investment properties, but I do have a good relationship with a loca Chattanooga broker who helps investors in the area.