Additionally, local real estate meetups and events can expose you to financing options, legal contacts, or strategies that are applicable no matter where you're investing.Remote investors often build their teams by reaching out to local agents, property managers, and contractors in their target markets.

If not and I have to go out and build the team and organize the deal, I will factor that in too. 

The most important factors a hard money lender will look at, if you don't have experience, is your liquidity and credit score & history (as well as your background -- no liens, judgements, foreclosures, bankruptcies, etc).I would hit up @Michael Cid -- he's a tremendous resource and is a direct lender. 

It was similar for COVID.When you buy a property, many other important factors are fixed and cannot be changed, as illustrated in the diagram below.

That, combined with a couple other factors, has me confident that it will get the top rent in the area for any multifamily unit!

To the seasoned investor, a loan rate of 7.25% versus 7.35% is not the priority when there are other factors far more critical to the success of a rental.  

They can sharpen skills you already have, or expose you to things you've never even thought of.

I'm really kicking myself on being obsessed with the cashout and blinded by all of the other factors that come with the deal.

He now sees he has to walk before he can run and there's absolutely no reason at all to look to expose yourself financially to the max right out of the gate. 

I know every pastor is going to tell you to give and give exceedingly according to how you want blessed but please Observe the context ,The subject topic of that scripture was actually how Jesus exposed the Pharisees hypocrisy !