Any suggestions on a financial institution for a loan? 

- However, I’ve seen general Fannie Mae guidelines that suggest if substantial improvements have significantly increased the property value, you might be able to request PMI removal earlier, provided the LTV is 80% or below.

Any suggestions?

Not sure if these are all investment properties or if you're including a primary or second home, but my suggestion would be a cash out refi of an investment property to pay off your debt, and a line of credit on your primary to have available for reserves if needed.

If anything, we're now seeing data that suggests there isnt much reason for rates to drop significantly any time soon.

As an investment real estate agent, I'd suggest being able to move as quickly as possible when the time comes to purchase a property.

By reminding people of what Latoya Tomlinson and myself uncovered, I'd implicitly suggest that you didn't do a proper due diligence, whichever words I used.

It's too much risk for me until someone can give concrete suggestions of how insurance policy(ies) can accommodate the rental arbitrage scenario.

Recently, a real estate friend suggested I consider starting a title company, as he and his partners (primarily in commercial real estate, like strip malls) could bring business my way.While I’ve worked with title companies in my transactions, I’ve never explored the inner workings of how they operate.

Hello BP Community,I have been a BP lurker for many years and after falling out of love with retail real estate- I am oh so READY to get into investing (my first true love).