He responded and seemed more than welcome to talk and help in any way he could.He's very busy, so once I am able to engage with him I want to use the time wisely.  

Am I re-inventing the wheel here, or is there really no cost-effective system to do this in these smaller properties?

Just wanted to share something that turned out to be very effective.

You will receive an Addict award along with a habit; as well as learning and retaining useful real estate information without struggling.We are considered to be the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with so connect with REIA meetings, accountability partners, and mastermind groups to engage with individuals interested in real estate investing.At the bottom of this page is a list with help in it.

Is it worth all that.OLD stairs were pretty much a ladder effect,5 inch tread on 8 inch rise. 

You will receive an Addict award along with a habit; as well as learning and retaining useful real estate information without struggling.We are considered to be the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with so connect with REIA meetings, accountability partners, and mastermind groups to engage with individuals interested in real estate investing.At the bottom of this page is a list with help in it.

Lenders use over 10 different version of fico so the pull at BOA could be different than Wells Fargo.Also ask yourself does it effect you mentally to walk around with 500 fico ( won't really drop that much) but to me I don't care what my score is.

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Michael S. mentioned Low Or No Money Down Investing, which is a Bigger Pockets ebook that can be downloaded for free.Bigger Pockets has various resources: ebooks, blogs, podcasts, forums, webinars, colleagues, keyword alerts, an awards system, a learn section, informative people in many fields of real estate, and mastermind groups to engage with individuals interested in real estate investing. 

With commercial you're probably looking at 5 year fixed, 30 amortization, then adjustable rate after 5 years.5-20 is sort of a no man's land as a resident manager is not cost effective.