If you buy in areas you can comfortably afford that is growing, favorable laws( I know Carlos P is going to disagree with me here due to Cali), and ideally under the median price you'll make out like a bandit.

But once its sold, its certainly not making you any more money.You'll get a more favorable rate by doing a reduced leverage refinance, but almost every lender will put some kind of a prepayment penalty on there (usually ranging 3-5 years), so you won't be able to really "pull" from the equity consistently without incurring some financial implications, so it really does depend on what you are looking to do next.

Since they are solely transaction based and don't have to deal with tenants after they move in:1) Many are only interested in getting their commission and moving on2) Many think they are doing everyone a favor by working with a lease client, because they could be making so much more working on sales transactions3) Many complain about screening processes as they only see them as:---Potentially costing them their commission if their client isn't approved or finds something else during the process---Slowing down their commission payment4) NEVER allow an agent to screen a leasing prospect as they have a conflict of interest!

Do yourself a favor and schedule an appointment with him. 

Most methods will do a bit of both - but will often highly favor one over the other.

Memphis is a great place for cash flowing properties, the price points are very favorable as well as the landlord laws.

Remember, 99% of buyers aren’t going to want any of that stuff  the seller will have to pay to remove it and en garage sale it  you’re doing the seller a favor  Ps..Here’s the last opinion I saw…The problem lies when it comes to transfer listings to a new host.

Do yourself a favor: buy "Every Landlord's Legal Guide" by NOLO.

Westchester 2-4 unit properties listed from January - May:2022: 2332023: 177 (Lower inventory likely due to the market adjusting to 6+% interest rates)2024: 274Lastly, since you're looking to acquire something with more favorable #s, you may want to begin your search with the "ugly" deals that have been on the market longer.

Nice to see something happening in favor of STR property owners for a change.