Being there and in that environment is more important than trying to wedge your way into a company that might not be hiring. 

10% is not going to exist, 15% still does currently, but it will be very hard to make work considering the current environment. 

Congratulations on the duplex -My investor clients have acquired several multi-family investment properties locally in the market I operate in Northwest Indiana - Figure out your personal investment objective for the next 4 years and align yourself with the next property that make sense in this current market environment-

I’m exploring strategies to scale my real estate portfolio given the current mortgage rate environment (7.5–11%).

Do not place yourself into a position of needing to sell in a reduced value environment. 

New home and existing home renovation/construction in the pipeline has fallen off a cliff, especially in the current high interest environment.

I joined RaiseMasters with this mindset and have been totally blown away with the information I have been able to receive, not only from Hunter, Adam and Cam, but the support and openness from the team has been stellar.They truly have created an environment that emphasizes collaboration.

And the interest rate is absurdly low in today's environment.

I set these base rates a year in advance, knowing that prices increase from Jan to Feb to Mar to April, and then decrease starting in May in the desert environment of Joshua Tree and Yucca Valley, CA. 

Germany's resilience to global financial crises and its strong fiscal policies create a favorable environment for real estate investment.Moreover, interest rates in Germany remain at historically low levels, largely due to the European Central Bank's monetary policies.