I will lay out my strategy on paper and meet with a lender.

Post your virtual meetings under Classifieds forum:)

My realtor thinks we can still make it work and meeting the ridiculous appraisal requirements imposed by Chase is less risky to the deal than switching lenders. 

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

There are some turnkey providers that are vertically integrated that might be of interest to you if you want to invest passively.

The purchase of the new property needs to be timed so that it can meet the 45 and 180 day deadlines for every property you want to put into it.  

One town require so many parking spaces available for so much seating for restaurants that the owner couldn't meet.

I'd love to connect with you to gain insights into the local market, before making our first move.Happy to meet you all!

If not I would love to meet you at an event soon...always good to put faces to names!

Just let me know and we could do a call or virtual meeting.