Recognize the state of the market that might influence your decision to refinance and relocate.

Don’t want to emulate that mistake in real estate by allowing myself to become too influenced by companies that are simply good marketing their own services but not great market prognosticators.

If I'm struggling to fill a unit, then I may drop my prices or deposit, but that's MY choice and is not influenced by a particular applicant.

Multiple factors influenced our decision but seems like it’s going to be our best move for the family and financially.

(Not that they actually set mortgage rates - but they influence them.)You now know that as you look at 2/1 houses that anything priced near or above $145,000 isn’t worth pursuing in the short term… so you look for ones that are cheaper than that.  

- Are there specific market conditions or trends in 2024 in Charlotte or Louisville that might influence your choice?

Demand Analysis: Assessing market demand, occupancy trends, and economic factors influencing demand.4.

Not being able to influence the stock market also relieves you from the personal  sense of responsibility that comes with REI.About running a business vs REI: on an abstract level, a business is something that generates money as an output, an investment is something that requires money as an input.

Is Coamo a random choice or is it influenced by a specific $ opportunity? 

Easiest way to look at this generically would be:Proposed mortgage payments + any other monthly payment you haveYour monthly income + 75%*long-term rentsThis always needs to be less than 50%, and of course other factors would influence your ability to qualify but this hopefully will give you a way to guesstimate the feasibility.