In my own experience, the presence of the buyer’s agent on those tours is of negligible value - other buyers might differ, but some might feel similarly.

If you feel like you are scraping by, you might need to downsize the apartment, go out less, eat out less, cook more, etc.

It seems like you are taking offense to anyone you feel is critiquing your approach.

Feel free to reach out if you need any more advice.

I paid PMI which feels painful but if you keep your eye on the long term prize it's worth it. 

#s: value: $440k each, total debt: $310k each (incl. arrears), prop taxes/mo: $500, insurance/mo: $25, common charges/mo: $380, rents/mo: $2700 & $2250Pls feel free w/ any solutions / input / ideas.TxDave

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Hi, if you have any questions regarding the Ohio Real estate license market please feel free to reach out with any questions.

We also had to negotiate access agreements with both adjoining neighbors, which added nearly another $100k.Best of luck in your venture, feel free to contact me directly with any questions or if you would like me to pass along any of my resources.  

I would be curious why you feel capped at 70% LTV on your cash-out right now.Here is a post where I addressed seasoning and available leverage for an all-cash BRRRR deal, but will repost here as well: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/1212888-dela...