The listing agent will get both ends of the commission and is more willing to work with you.To put things in perspective and give an example, plenty people on here think it's fine to own more doors at say 200/ea vs half as many at 400 ea.

I love to get new perspectives and as a new investor myself, I’m always looking to get hands on experience.

@Tim Youse wow thanks for your perspective thank you for the input 

@Erin Spradlin You don't have to agree but you have to understand the perspective of owners that actually want to live in their units. 

When really, you had a fine month from an operating perspective. 

In that event the activity of the property will still be reported on your Schedule E so nothing will change from a tax reporting perspective and in the eyes of the IRS the taxpayer hasn't changed either - just the name on deed.

Real estate has been good to me all these years but yes there is much more to life than worrying about cash flow and rentals tenants and stuff.. keep your perspective.We live in the Jet age for 750 bucks you can be around the world in 15 to 16 hours.. all these people that get so focused on being retired or living on their rentals AS soon as they can to me they miss many of the pleasures of a rounded life.. hopefully if they do achieve their dreams they will stop and smell the roses.I had one guy on BP write me a private message one time and said I post to much and I just not have a life.my reply well maybe so from his perspective but in the last year I have been to  Isreal  Thailand Hawaii 2 times London  British Columbia to fly fish and about 12 other locations in the US ( those are primarily business) so don't let the peanut Gallery here on BP bug you !!! 

You can ask person A, B, and C and get all kinds of varying perspectives.

From the perspective north of the 49th, where 3 - 5yr mortgage terms are the norm, having a mortgage come due in 3-years is really no big deal.If you are paying all your bills and running the business well, then 8-12 months out from the end of term, start shopping your mortgage around to both your existing and other lenders.If you prevent them with a well run, low risk operation to underwrite, you should have no problem placing a mortgage and will likely have lenders vying for the business.

Your perspective has really helped me a lot to make this decision.