@Devin Fakner narrowing it down to which communities is key and I personally prefer areas that have regulations in place and you know what they are as opposed to areas that do not have them in place and may place regulations you will have to live with after purchase.

Understanding your full role, how much of the property management you are doing, and the size will help narrow that down a bit.  

I'm in the process of deciding how I want to finance my first property and after talking to a few mortgage broker I narrowed it down to these options.

Now I could narrow it all down.

Hi @Jeffrey Paye, you’ll have to narrow down your market a bit.

Like Odie stated, if your intent is to live there, most HML’s won’t loan to you as lending rules for owner occupants kick in like RESPA.As to your numbers, you need to narrow those ranges as they are too wide to base a competent decision. 

I have narrowed down to obtaining one of three licenses: Appraisal, Residential Inspector, or Real Estate.

We narrowed it down to four, went to tour them, and decided to move forward on this property.

Without setting up plans from the beginning, you are setting yourself up for failure.Secondly, $100k- $130k exit values range is quite large, you really need to narrow that down more accurately as it makes a huge difference in your deal.

Anyway, I narrow my search and dig a little deeper on ARV, rental rates, etc.