That starter loan money plus a couple of strategic IOUs allowed us to renovate the property and start generating cash flow.

Well, when we step back and look at it, doesn't the "sitting on a Maintenance Bomb" aspect kind of tell you right there? 

We have found a variety of software tools and ways to manage pretty much every aspect of the landlord process, except for how to show and fill the rental.  

I’d love to hear from you and see how you got into it, how do you find them and how successful or not you’ve been in this aspect.

They'll be able to guide you and help understand the market from an investor point of view and not get caught up in the retail aspect that most home buyers are into.

While the philanthropic aspect of “reasonable housing” is laudable, at the end of the day (if you want to be successful - especially starting out) you need your properties to perform well.  

Mediocrity has crept into every aspect of business and society.In the 70's, when I was a young adult, excellent service was expected, appreciated and compensated.

I’d strategize with your loan officer now before filing 2022 taxes!

thanks for the insight @Kyle Mccaw, I was looking at a 203k option given it provides the ability to roll the rehab cost into the total, I guess the downfall is the FHA aspect of it requiring me to live on site for atleast the 1 year for example.

It's so easy to get locked in the mindset of "lowest possible interest rate"... but I also have to remind myself that interest rates *may* be creeping up, but they are still phenomenal comparatively speaking.I hadn't even considered the refinance aspect either, @Mark Creason.