@Anthony MillerYour property management experience is a major advantage as you start investing, giving you a head start with tenant screening, lease agreements, and maintenance coordination.

So if you discount a small amount to get rolling, that is something that can work, but don't want to stay low for long.You will start to get the dregs staying at your place and they can do some real damage to the place.

The fresh perspective from someone outside of my network is crucial, that way my expectations can be closer to reality if I decide to reach out to new contacts for this opportunity. 

If you buy 2-3 bedrooms house, you have have up to 2 friends.

The older the home the more difficult (and therefore expensive) it's likely to be to restore a home to pre-loss condition2.

@Eric E.Hey Eric, great to hear from you!

I don't want to refinance because my current rate is under 5% and doing so ruins the cash flow I've got right now.

You have to borrow your equity and then make payments on it.

If you want to sell this property, you need to let someone inspect it at least once and the discount for due diligence needs to be worth it. 

My agent said no but I want to get a second opinion.