Although this is a long term investment and not in the main stream, it has added a certain level of comfort knowing the above potential investment risks are to a degree reduced.

If you think about it in any industry less transparency and more friction in the transaction will increase fees/commission vs reducing them.I like the idea as an investor of having different agents, a team of agents maybe 3-4 bringing me deals, but I think less of that will happen now as all will have to have you sign some kind of agreement up front. 

From what I’ve read in Bloomberg, electing S-Corp taxation for your LLC might reduce your self-employment tax burden when you start paying yourself a salary.

This increases the likelihood that they will reduce or reject the claim.

Since your goal is lowering monthly payments for better cash flow, it might be worth focusing on reducing expenses elsewhere or exploring other investment strategies.

Using a 401(k) loan reduces your emergency liquidity, which could make the investment riskier if unexpected costs arise.

You could also list the property FSBO at a reduced price since there wouldn't be an agent.

In some areas, purchase prices and value add opportunities align well with BRRRR, while in others the margins might be tighter.NOI plaus a big role in success, esepically with MF, so increasing rents and reducing expenses are key.

Run the calculations on the expense of doing a refi at a slightly reduced rate vs. keeping the current loan for whatever period of time you think you will hold this house.

As you get deeper into your career you never want to reduce your prospecting and lead generation.