I am not smart enough to know when or how much.Change my mind.  ;-)

 I did the same thing when I was getting my feet wet and doing a side hustle ( making an assumption since his profile makes reference to working for a lender)I think it’s smart to try free alternative sources besides MLS before going straight to paid sources.Sometimes being lean and hungry forces creativity that creates big things.If nothing else you try it doesn’t work after 60-90 days then you say what’s next.Additionally I would suggest being open to property types and focus on a deal and a city vs a specific property type and a city and a deal.

This is a very smart move by Marriott.Will it impact people in our profession who are taking what used to be housing and turning those units into hotels?

Me personal I like the team over at Smart Title, Pilka & Associates and Sanoba Law.

I could cash flow about $400 a month after doing a cash out refi or flip it and net about $10k and find another..I know the smart answer here is probably to hold it, but I’m trying to accumulate some capital so I can continue to invest in flips and eventual more buy and holds.

This is my first time and of course I want to do it smart.

Is the car loan rate such that the smart move is to pay off the car loan?

I'd say that's about as smart as you can get; certainly not stupid. 

I don't recall ever having an appraiser miss the square footage.You clearly were smart enough to buy the property based on its returns and not price per square foot. 

Is it smart to take out a hard money loan or private loan to help put down towards purchasing a rental properties?