But really all you have to do is notice the tenant that their rent is being moved closer to market rate.

When you get closer to be ready to invest, I'd be happy to talk with you more on RE investing in Iowa.Best of luck!

LVP Flooring throughout 4. 190k 3/1 listed @ 210k in december, sold for 190k this month. mordern kitchen, new water heater, new hvac & roof (5yrs) So I found 2 more5. 199K 3/1 was a flip sold 4/23 110k listed 209k in 6/23 sold 8/23 199k full finish, clean, hardwood floors, paint interior/exterior, new windows, new fixtures. refinished bathroom.6. 280k 3/1 closer to mid town Listed at 269k 3/24 sold in 4/24 280k. 

Should be possible to look into a HELOC or closed end 2nd - probably too soon to be honest to go the cash-out refinance route until interest rates drop a bit closer to that 2.99%

I am in Austin so I am not much closer.

We think it will make a great short-term rental in a very office-space-heavy area.I want to offer her a higher sale price (closer to what she wants) if we can make the deal work for us.Any suggestions?

I live in the city, so the northern JeffCo is def. closer to home.

If the client is truly going to occupy the unit and the duplex is say closer to his work or family and the move itself makes sense, he very well could use primary home financing at 5% down to purchase an owner occupied duplex.Do we, instead, put as low a down payment as possible (owner occupied financing) and buy several cash flowing REIs to cover as much of the new higher mortgage as possible, using the chunk of equity from the sale of the SFR?

One thing get you closer is : You need a DCSR loan.

I don't think starting a small place, say an acre with 50-75 units would be a bad place to start (can buy smaller tract of land, closer to town for cheaper) also less risk due to the overall cost...I created a spreadsheet that I use to analyze existing storage units.