I'm not a broker now, retired, so this is not a business solicitation.

If my clients are over the age of 55 there is about a 50% chance they are moving out of state to retire so I am interview other agents pretty much every week.

This Spring the inspection scheduler "Beverly" retired and the whole program moved to a 3rd party contractor out of California who now handles scheduling (with the expected miscommunication and inability to make quick decisions resulting).I have been a supporter of LMHA and the Section 8 housing choice voucher program here in Toledo, Lucas County, Maumee, Perrysburg, and surrounding areas but the program really is now costing far more than we get out of it.

You are also selling your own investment ("should support stable tenant demand"), but what is that based on? 

His goal is for members to generate a retirement starting in 5 yr's or sooner.

I had to basically start from the beginning again bc the attorney I used for the longest time retired and my original post was basically like starting over--creative financing is foreign to most now.

Stay liquid and build cash.The holds that will allow you to retire and put your kids through school are def not these first two.I price out hundreds of DSCR loans every year. 

We have had stable appreciation in Milwaukee for the last 10+ years, but the issue is that new construction homes have is that they are priced almost double of existing homes in most existing neighborhoods.

A good HI will go over your house with a fine-toothed comb.If you can find an Ex (or Retired) HI that is also Certified, that would be even better, since they will understand the structure/electrical/plumbing systems in more detail than a regular HI...

.• Lastly, the appraiser likely stated that the market is "stable," but that is worth contesting.