A conventional loan under an LLC provides liability protection and easier rental management but requires a higher down payment (20-25%) and stricter lending terms, which can reduce cash-on-cash returns.

You'll likely want to reduce your taxable income as your property gets higher traffic.

You will subscribe to a higher code of ethics, setting yourself apart from the rest, particularly those that just dabble in management.3.

If you are looking for cashflow, the key is to transition the equity you have into assets that provide a higher return on equity (ROE).

Down payment can be higher than primary, but the good thing is that you won't need that much income to qualify because lenders can you 75% of the market rents for the units of the property.

It will depend on what your goals are, but if you'd like to scale fast, you could leverage the $100k cash to buy 2 or 3 duplexes in lower priced markets that have higher rent/price ratios.You could use these properties to learn the ins-outs of OOS investing and use these to build your network and confidence in the market.

Assuming you are sticking to code and getting all the necessary permits, your costs could be higher than you anticipate. 

And it's not level all around the room, in some places it's a quarter of an inch higher than the concrete, other places it's almost a full inch.

If your payment is $2,400/month on a $1.43m value, you should not sell it right now to then buy into a much higher rate.

Higher cap rate ~ higher perceived risk ~ lower predictability of cash flowLower cap rate ~ lower perceived risk ~ higher predictability of cash flow @Jaycee Greene what would be or is considered a good cap rate?