Liberty is a prime suburb so more of an appreciation play.

I don't think your first property needs to be perfect, but doing the work in advance gives you the possibility of refi (in a good rate environment) or more equity on a HELOC.

It may sound nice to pay a 5% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no add-on fees.

It's still a tough market to find cashflow but definitely more doable than areas close to Boston.

I'm hoping a NJ broker could help here. 

So the goal of DSCR is now to figure out the best real estate cash flowing strategy to pair with DSCR loans as you scale your portfolio. anyone looking for help going DSCR, feel free to reach out as I build my portfolio with these and help investors scale theirs as a lender.

He seems okay with the number but is more interested in vetting the company.

@Stanley J Black has helped a lot of Texas investors

I suspect even the banks who are aggressively expanding are doing so merely to sure up their geographical presence  to in order to expand their customer base but will then pull back on their branch numbers.Unless there is significant term remaining on the lease, there are other retail concepts that would be deemed more marketable.

As a PM, his team would be familiar with areas and could help underwrite the property and take care of the day to day headaches.