The good news is that there are now online resources which can help you determine your eligibility before meeting with an agent.

Big time news.

You brought up some excellent points and presented this info in an easy to understand way. 

The good news is this investor would prefer that I not bring on any more investors to dilute his interest and he is going to be Okay with guaranteeing the note.

Hello Fellow DMV Investors,
Here are some interesting recent stories from the D.C. real estate world.
River Farm taken back off the market.
Following pandemic, converting office buildings into housing may become ne...

Also have a really good class that teaches how to model in excel. 

My situation is that while I am still looking for work, I want to make the most of my excellent credit and the money that I have.

It feels like I should be able to use a couple amortization tables and keep track of each property separately in one excel sheet, but I'm not 100% sure how to set that up to be accurate.Thanks in advance for the insight!

It feels like I should be able to use a couple amortization tables and keep track of each property separately in one excel sheet, but I'm not 100% sure how to set that up to be accurate.Thanks in advance for the insight!

Agreed per usual, macroeconomic forces that most people discuss by reading the news, interest rates, or "good time" require such large amounts of capital, like $500m invested, or $1 billion into certain regions.Everyone else will make money on a specific asset.