At this point, I'm most interested in buy-and-hold investment in rental properties, perhaps with a property manager given my day job (although I'm still learning more about the actual time and energy demands involved should one choose to personally manage his or her properties).I'm certain that at this point I don't even know what I don't know and that simply pulling the trigger will be the biggest step for me (once a suitable property has been found, of course), but what I don't fully understand at this point is how best to find investment-priced properties.

So use your power as a seller and set up contracts with a sales date contingent on  you finding a suitable replacement and going into contract on it.3.

Hi Rudy,You don't need 6 months, Rate term refi only requires 1 day on title after you fund the hard money loan however like I mentioned above it may not be realistic to do a rate and term refinance right away depending on the condition of the property, it may or may not require a rehab to be in a shape suitable for a refinance.With regards to 5% LTV difference, you just need to multiply 5% by the after repair value to determine how much this 5% gap is.

Prior to the DDF buyers and sellers had to argue over repairs and if they were suitable, etc...  

As great as USC housing is, I think there's also a lot of potential in the area to flip homes the area to also make them suitable for middle class families who work downtown.

You might consider using an investment advisor to evaluate which offerings are suitable and promising.

With that comes a lot of risk of vacancy though, and to your point, it may get a bit expensive to convert the property into a suitable room-rental.

It’s no small feat to find a property suitable for a BRRRR in today’s market. 

Hi all,I'm new here - I'm sorry I double posted this in Q & A - now I realize this forum is more suitable for this topic.

Once you find some suitable greater markets then I think you've got to drill down into the sub markets.