I will keep you in mind!  

For him, he intends to keep the loan long term anyway, but the differential between a 5 year PPP and a 3 year PPP was .25% to rate. 

Next I think I'll read Brandon Turner's "The Book on Rental Property Investing" as that seems like what I'm drawn to initially.Beyond that, I'm focusing on:-Scanning/reading any posts that catch my fancy-Keeping an ongoing notebook of things I want to dive into further-Reaching out/making local connections (KC area)-Discovering if there are any clubs/meet-ups/groups I should joinI think with that, my path will start to take shape.

I personally focus most of my time on securing deals through broker relationships, though many others also focus on the areas you listed.

Would love to sit down and have coffee with you and pick your brain.Would love to be able to have a mentor in this space as I start on a new journey in this Real Estate Investing World.Willing to work hard and take advice and act on it.Let me know if you know of anyone one or maybe you are that person.

Have you ever viewed any type of investment property in person?

However, the mortgage is not a commercial product and thus requires our personal names be on the title of the acquisition property. 

Just keep in mind, that a tax re-evaluation request MIGHT result in a higher tax. 

I'm about to purchase a property for a short term rental and trying to figure out whether to hold the property in a newly formed LLC, trust or in my personal name. 

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