Since the equity piece is not quite where it needs to be, I opted for an FHA streamline refinance to lower my rate from 4.875% to 3.125%, which despite still paying PMI will increase cash flow to just shy of $2,000/month.

Since the equity piece is not quite where it needs to be, I opted for an FHA streamline refinance to lower my rate from 4.875% to 3.125%, which despite still paying PMI will increase cash flow to just shy of $2,000/month.

If companies continue to decentralize their workforce, I can imagine more employees opting to live in areas that historically don't have strong job markets but are still cheap and offer more than Raleigh. 

It’s time consuming but it adds a personal touch.

I have consumed a huge amount of information quickly this way (taking constant notes and creating to-do lists as I go along).

Following a couple years of my nearly-all-consuming interest in macroeconomics and investing, I've stumbled at last to the real estate asset class.

If you're opting for the reduced commission but sitting on the market longer, you may be hurting yourself in the end.

One cost seg company told me the process is not difficult or time consuming for a single family or small multifamily.

Consumer protections don't apply. 

Both of these options are costly and time consuming.