Thank you guys, if it isn't evident, I am brand new to the real estate game and just trying to get a head start on it.

@Ajay Sharma  Im a investor and agent in the Chicago area and chose eXp for the flexibility on self branding (since not all my business is pure sales). 

By "joining a team" im referring to joining what seems to be a lead agent who has agents working under him/her as part of the "team", as opposed hanging my license with a broker and working for only myself in creating my own brand/business.

My wife and I currently successfully own and operate an original HouseHack that adequately washes both our mortgage and brand new car note.

My wife and I currently successfully own and operate an original HouseHack that adequately washes both our mortgage and brand new car note.

If I refinance now we're talking about an ordinary-looking unit making $950/month vs a brand-new looking unit making $1250/month 

Brand new 27inches wide with an electric glass cooktop & an oven, same configuration.

This is a brand new situation for us, as we just started land lording in the summer of 2018.

I'm brand new to real estate investing, really just trying to learn all I can right now (books, podcasts, articles).

In addition to seeing brand new properties on the market, I might be able to see off market properties when they show up.