Then in an area like Tokyo where things are being built often, I could perhaps sell for land value if a company ever wanted an area I bought.

However, I don’t intend on refinancing this property again - possibly ever.

1st turnkey deal to make it easier to grow my portfolio.

I will however have to disagree about the comment regarding a public adjuster being a door knocker - in fact, we very much discourage EVER go door knocking, and in some places (more and more it would seem) are making it illegal to do so. 

I'm sure it's most likely frowned upon but on the smaller scale apartment buildings, during due diligence has anyone ever tried speaking with tenants to uncover any existing conditions or deferred maintenance problems they may be facing? 

So now, i am considering selling it and paying off the majority of my first rental (I owe about $255k so i could payoff a big chunk and pay off the rest with added payments over a year or two), or put the money into stocks and grow it from there.

Then I would focus on growing relationships and building your core 4.

The housing market in Syracuse is also expected to keep growing, with both property values and sales activity likely to go up.There is a lot of challenges and chances in the current situation, which includes more foreclosures and a competitive housing market in places like Syracuse.

This includes allowing the seller to foreclose on myself and my team should we ever fall behind in payments, which we will not.

Yeah no one should ever send money straight to a "lender".