To provide value to sellers by offering fair deals and facilitate transactions that benefit both parties.

If the NAR was worth anything they would have a campaign education the benefits of the buyer agent.

Another benefit of selling my current house would be that I could use the $100k to finance my next project and wouldn't need to borrow money which would save me a lot of money in interest.

You would be better off having two properties at 50% leverage than one at 0%.3) You lose out on appreciation benefits by having one property unleveraged when you could have four properties at 75% leveraged4) Unleveraged properties are a target for ambulance-chasing lawyers and also now fraud. 

@Mark C.LLCs create absolutely no tax benefits.

I plan to refinance this property in a year and a half and turn it into a long-term rental, so I am weighing the short-term benefit advice from this contractor with the risk of getting pegged for doing work without a permit.

Single family homes have the benefit of the tenant paying all utilities, taking care of all landscaping/snow, and lower cost replacement when things go wrong (a roof on a single family home is a lot less then on a large multi).

It will familiarize you with the basic terminology and benefits.

It will familiarize you with the basic terminology and benefits.

I'm simply offering an alternative viewpoint based on the current market conditions and the heightened competition.It's easy to tell people to put sticky notes on someone's door, but what is the true cost and benefit?