I do receive that retirement pay, but it certainly isn’t enough to actually retire on.

Have more open houses to help minimize having to pay a realtor on the selling end Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

And they're paying more than most professional fields pay.

Thanks,Hey Joel,If you are tight on PITI, then I usually recommend looking into an interest only loan, maybe on a 5-10 year IO plan, to lower your payment and see if you can squeeze it in.Plus, rates are starting to dip a little bit, so it makes it a little more doable, especially if you just do a rate and term refinance to help keep your rate lower.

you can pay anyone $20 to tell a tale.  

I'm happy to pay someone's consult fee if they can help me towards refinancing to a better rate that helps me cash flow on both properties.

And after rehab value will be at least $280k, and up, depending on options/features I plan to add (i.e., off-street parking, on-site laundry, garage, etc).The ultimate plan is to BRRRR, and I'm able to secure verbal agreement from a couple of relatives and friends for financing.

The early underwriting might be easier but then after that it boils down to if you pay there are no issuesPrivate money will not screw around typically if it’s ind default and move much quicker than a bank would

Get a contractor involved early to look at your renovation plan.

It will be VERY interesting to see how these three factors influence existing home sales over the next 3 months:Seasonal slowdown (-)Mortgage rates dropping (+)Buyers potentially paying their own buy-side brokerage commissions (-)Average Number of Offers Received per SaleThe average home sold in July 2024 had 2.7 offers, down slightly from 2.9 in June 2024, and well below 3.0 in July 2023.