I have searched high and low for services (Doorstead, Craigslist) but it seems no one is offering that level of service, or if they do I don't trust they can deliver considering my specific needs (experience with potential section 8 type community) in an increasingly gentrifying part of town.

This increases the property's value and can allow you to charge higher rent, improving your cash flow and the property's appraisal value for refinancing.Rent: Lease out the newly acquired and rehabbed properties, preferably to reliable tenants similar to the family you currently have in your townhouse.

Rent, month by month with annual increases based on projectionsThis lets me look at any given year in the future and quickly ascertain the impact of a cash out refinance for multiple houses in the portfolio.

It just increases your exposure.Not sure how you do NOT have an insurance policy and still have a mortgage...We've got plenty of threads, pretty much daily, about the LLC question...  

I know there has been some recent lower end apartment complexes in the area that have been bought and refaced which has helped change the look of the area but there is many duplex style homes scattered on Century 21st Dr along with Ivey Rd that increase foot traffic in the area.

I am looking to increase my cash flow to support my family and wanted to learn more about real estate investing.

It needs to be simple and easy to see quickly.That's my input.

- Based on the certification requirements, it seems that becoming a MLO is fairly simple process even if you've never worked in the industry before.

Purchasing with a mortgage can increase this return to 12-18% pretty easily.

Debt increases risk AND reward.