This Tuesday WSJ article on self storage being a rare rising stock in this market selloff gave me hope!   

(Granted, on your first rental, the idea that you might only have returned $2,000 in profit after a year is hard to swallow but as you accumulate more rentals, and the rents rise, it becomes easier especially when you factor in the appreciation.)Just my 2-cents worth.Good luck in your investment endeavors!

If you want to be conservative with your real estate numbers, also be conservative with your stock numbers and assume a 6% rise instead of the 'market average' of 7%. 

There's definitely rental demand in the area I'm talking about, but I'm thinking that carrying paper with owner-occupiers might be more scalable that dealing with MH tenants (despite the loss in tax benefits) so glad to hear there is still demand for seller financing out there.One thing I've always been somewhat concerned about carrying paper at a fixed rate is a rise in interest rates/inflation rates eroding the value of a longer-term note portfolio. 

Rents are considerably lower in Allentown, but price to rent ratios are still solid.

So lots to take into consideration.

After research and consideration we decided to go with our bank (BofA).

Hello my fellow BP'ers, Quick question, I purchased two rental properties in November 2019 and I now have an opportunity to buy two more that are performing considerably better than the two I now own. 

I would imagine they could call the loan due worst case but at a minimum raise the rate considerably, most certainly some verbiage in the loan contract to that effect but you would have to look at the individual loan documentation.

I find with these types of things, getting setup with business lines of credit, credit repair, etc, they are things you can do yourself but it can get time consuming and considerable trial and error.