My sellers will have to consider those costs just like CCA, anyway, when determining list price, so it will likely take a while before any savings is actually seen.

Some banks, however, will allow you to do a "transfer of ownership" to move the property back into your personal name when refinancing, but it could involve additional costs and paperwork.Hybrid Approach:Some investors choose to buy property in their personal name, refinance with the bank for better terms, and then transfer ownership to an LLC after the refinance.

The management business is more competitive than when I started in 2016, you need experience and/or an edge.

Private Money (almost) always costs more.

Hey All, My name is Austin L Smith and I am a CPA offering bookkeeping to landlords, STR managers, and other Real Estate professionals.

PITI + property management + vacancy + capex + repairs. 

And my lender doesn’t charge extra fees or costs just to put down 20%.

Any advice for first time buyer on where to find private money and/or a good realtor/property managers in my area of purchase.  

All I had to bring at closing was $1,081.50 for some closing costs.

Hey Nate, it makes sense to continue building out your investment portfolio in Milwaukee, but if you're looking in the Midwest, I recommend you make sure you get very familiar with the market you're interested in and build your out-of-state team first such as an agent, property manager, lender, and contractors if you're planning on house flipping.I recommend checking out Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene, where he takes you through how to properly invest out-of-state.