A HELOC offers flexibility and lower interest rates, which can be ideal if you’re looking for short-term financing with lower payments during construction.

Even competent 3rd party management can only mitigate, not necessarily address many of the issues that arise when owning lower tier properties & population growth alone is not a magic pill. 

Our strongest case is that our bank appraisal says it should be much lower.

Self managed HOAs are usually undercapitalized so you want to take a thorough review of the condition of the community to make sure there isn’t deferred maintenance because you might get hit with a special assessment if the board isn’t setting aside cash for those capital improvements.At face value, taking into consideration my typical financial objectives, I wouldn’t do this deal unless it was a much lower price.

I can send you their contact info.Quick Tip - I would start with a range of offers (lower-end), that usually helps my clients get out of the analysis paralysis phase.

Although the list may seem intensive, I look at it like this: The total cost of all these items can be much lower than the cost to repair a hidden surprise after purchasing a property to flip. 

As another poster mentioned rates are lower than they've been in the previous 18+ months but unless some very surprising economic data comes out between now and when you did your refi it seems unlikely that rates are going up in the short term and there is at least a decent chance that rates drop a little more before then. 

They do not appreciate like actual real estate and your caliber of tenant can be lower which can bring with it its own problems. 

Should I wait for Spring for greater inventory, or for lower rates to see if cashflow improves?

The lower cost of entry allows for self-sustaining rentals while providing long-term stability.