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Sometimes making a smaller profit and providing value is far better than holding out for a bigger payday on a bad deal, I like that.

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.

There are hundreds if not thousands out there, but there are many by Bigger Pockets that are excellent for newer investors.

My options are very limitted and the situation is very draining even I follow the bigger pocket advises and I unvested a lot of time in learning and also have years of experience with tenant.

Meetup.com is a good resource for those but some of the groups will also post here on Bigger Pockets Marketplace too.

Once you feel you've built a strong team with your first property and have solid systems in place, I would then start buying more aggressively and taking on bigger projects.I suggest reading this BP article on the core 4.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-team

I wanted to wish a Happy Holidays to everyone on Bigger Pockets.

@Chris Kay - Bigger Pockets has an older book now called "Estimating Rehab Costs" that was published prior the pandemic.

The allowable rent increase is not typically the big issue with rent control, the bigger issue is getting rid of poor tenants that pay their rent.