@Diana Mulvihill A lot will depend on your local market and competition.

If rates drop, more buyers will come to the market and you can refinance to lower your monthly payment.

We blast 500 - 5,000 messages a day from one number in multiple markets, and we never had an issue.

We're an appreciation market, not as much of a cash flow market here, unless you're putting a large down payment or actively managing STR's.Buying out-of-state can get you more cash flow, but the tradeoff is less appreciation (usually), and cash flow can be eaten up by maintenance and expenses.

One way to maximize your rental revenue is talking with Property Managers in your market to get a rental analysis to see if you are maximizing the amount of rent you are getting from each unit. 

I want to create a strong marketing plan before taking that step to help me achieve my goal of earning $50k in commissions.I’m hoping this group can help me with a few questions:1.

I’m pretty busy with my job as it’s a 24/7 industry, I don’t have time to handle aggressively hunting for off market deals however I could still do it with mailers, as I’m in no rush to purchase right away.

Is my CoC return solid, or do I need to adjust anything based on my market?

How is the market in Akron?

If you're in a high-cost area, consider out-of-state markets where you could buy a rental property outright.