Key takeaway: Don't expect lower interest rates soon, but real estate activity could pick up later in the year.Inflation came in higher than expected, delaying rate cuts likely until mid-2024.What does this mean?

What is the point of refinancing out to a higher amount for a higher mortgage if original purchase price has a lower mortgage?

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+, zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680, some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

Anyone self-managing properties is most likely in some level of significant risk of data security breach.

My U/W team required me to lower the LTV on the loan for us to be willing to still lend to the client on his non-warrantable condo.

I have a goal of getting into multi-family properties and I felt like this property had the perfect potential of getting me there, offering an unfinished basement to create a split level duplex.

Most of the renters live in the lower price range.  

that's lower than single family is going right now. did you mean $270k per side?

I can be pretty level headed when solving someone else's problems that have zero financial and emotional investment from me.

Are properties still appreciating at the same rate or are they leveling off?