Recently a duplex came on the market that I am really interested in, it is located in an A neighborhood.

VA loans are the only loans that allow this, and there is no rate penalty for it no longer being your primary home.With that in mind, you could do a cash out refinance today at a higher rate than current market rates which will create profit on the loan, we can take that profit to pay for your closing costs.

They would likely be able to confirm that your expenses are reasonable for the area or that your rents are at market rates.

I have been in the STR market for the last 13 years.

I use some mixed strategies to go on and off market, but I'm just generally curious what others are doing and finding that works for them?

Market Fluctuations – What if appreciation stalls, or rates rise, impacting your refi strategy?

I also pressure washed the exterior of the units and raised rents to market rent.

so short window I suspect the marketing will start in earnest on March 15th though !!!

Make sure the tenants are paying market rent or above, otherwise your loan will be DSCR constrained.

I would recommend starting in your backyard and hone your skills if its possible, I know some markets have an extreme HCOL which may make it unfavorable in your case.