I appreciate the reduced pressure for locals to create and copy locality based rent controls because I do not support rent control schemes. 

For Local Developers Blueprint and the Accelerator course.

Get connected with the local real estate investment groups.There are quite a bit of real estate minded individuals in the Tampa Bay area.

Hi @Josh Walker,Your lender local to Detroit must be using some homeowner's insurance premium "shouldn't come in higher than..." assumption(s) to qualify people because HOI is part of DTI.

Research local market, real estate, and mortgage interest rates.

Lastly, it could be that the bank is going to portfolio your loan at below-market pricing because they want the entire banking relationship (deposits, transaction processing, consumer lending, etc) or simply want the risk (yield).Lots of local and regional banks have been retaining loans at really aggressive pricing recently as the current environment makes this favorable for them.

Hi Natali,I am not an attorney so I would suggest contacting a local real estate attorney but having an LLC should provide personal liability protection. 

thanks James, in analyzing regional data, Louisville continues to show a strong local economy, with a decent trend in the growing rental market, lower median home prices and values, good reasons to make it appealing to us since we are looking to expand our portfolios, providing more affordability to enter into this market ... besides, good friends live in this city ... our visit will make it a business expense :)

I love leveraging the local landlord assocations for cheaper materials.

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.