Quote from @Paige Corsello: Hi Bobby, the majority of my business is in Pittsburgh, PA and Florida Paige I can go 80% cash out in PA In FL I can go 75% cash out and 80% rate and term

Once that extra rental started generating income, he realized the higher interest rate was just a temporary hiccup on the way to bigger returns.In your case, maybe look at a structure that keeps your best cash-flow property on a lighter refi (say 50% or 60% LTV) while you go a bit heavier on the one that’s not producing as much right now.

In Philadelphia where I am located the going rate for this service is 1 month's rent.

I don't know what his market rate rent is for that property.

Do you believe mortgage rate will start to decrease?

Are the units rented at market rate, or is there room for rent increases?

By the way my last local purchase was dec 2021 which was before rates started increasing (just a few months before, i had good timing - when the fed states they are going to be raising rates, it is a good idea to believe rates may go up).  

What are the insurance rates for Virginia Beach?

I have $25K cash for a down payment and can add $20K/year ($1,600/month) toward payments.No W2s, I've looked into building a small home right away and using a bank statements loan (have about 8800. monthly income) , but with 9%+ interest rates, it’s beyond my budget.Is there any sort of creative financing ideas possible or private lender possibilities?

Mind you, with mortgage interest rates in the US being so much higher now (and seemingly for the foreseeable future), I wouldn't be surprised if LTRs in Europe would cash flow better than in the whole US nowadays (to be verified).This being said, I don't and would never invest in LT rentals outside of North America  as I wouldn't want to face unfavourable landlord/tenant laws as a foreigner.