Will lenders entertain an early-stage conversation about how much I can potentially borrow across a few different properties? 

I am bad for getting analysis paralysis and have been searching for a couple months and have made a couple offers but none have been accepted yet. 

Their analysis is based on the growth of the larger metros throughout the United States that drive regional tourism into various vacation rental markets.

Part I.IntroductionSponsor underwriting is a critical aspect of real estate and investment analysis.

However, I prefer to start my analysis with supply.

Analysis is incredibly important. 

Hi All,I am in the very early stages of this journey and am trying to figure out what the best step to take needs to be when jumping in.

Do your research to find places where you can get a good return on your investment.Legacy Planning: If passing on your investment to your kids is important, consider how you can structure your investments to make that process easier, whether through trusts, wills, or other estate planning tools.With the right strategy, you can absolutely build a successful real estate portfolio at this stage of your life.

I'd suggest asking your lender to mock up what it would cost to get your rate to 5% and then do a cost-benefit analysis to determine if that's the best use of your funds. 

You need to search for properties near your subject property deal that look like and have the same size as your end result aka a comp aka a comparable.Any quality agent can run your comparable market analysis (CMA), and over time, with practice, you can run your own comps.