First 10 years is interest only, then after that you start paying principal/interest, but you can pay off the credit sooner and then as you pay it off you can invest in more deals once you get your other properties cash flowing to cover the debt service.

If you plan to put it on the market, I would say better to do it sooner rather than later.

This is not an obvious thing for a beginner to figure out, but it is worth starting sooner than later as it takes time.  

Otherwise you will have to allow another potential applicant to sign the lease sooner. 

Can you get approval for that help if you close sooner?

He has a hefty profit-sharing account that he cannot touch until 2 years after he retires, so the sooner he retires, the sooner we should be able to use some of that for investing in real estate.My husband is very supportive of me in the real estate journey, but it is not really his thing.

The market here in SD continues to appreciate 10-11% year over year and with a shortage of inventory it's not showing signs of letting up so waiting 5-10 years to just sit on a 3% interest rate on your Merced rental when your goal is to move to SD makes sense to do it sooner rather than later.

This past winter did some damage and it needs attention sooner rather than later.Does anyone have any recommendations of a contractor to repair retaining wall in Cleveland, OH (Brooklyn Heights).  

It would be cheaper and you could find a loan to put 3.5% down so you can get started sooner than later.

The sooner you post, the better.