I wanted to provide an update on the status of my situation.

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You would then have two loans, one on your home and one on the refi to access the equity on the investment home.Why not just use the refi cash out from your home loan for future deals? 

It may be more worthwhile to find someone who has reasonable fees for their service as my two cents.I hope this helps in some way! 

Or maybe it's on a ridge with a view.

I'm having a hard time trying to find a bank that I can open a business account with online.

Landlords mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact same services and operate the exact same way, so price is the only differentiator.So, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services.This also leads them to ASSUME simpler is better when it comes to management contracts.

There is a lot of conflicting info online in regards to these situations. 

I was hoping to see a roadmap on how to go from $100k invested on the 1st STR and the strategy on acquiring a 2nd STR and so forth.

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