I’ve been trying to get a feel for the market and would love to know current inventory levels compared to this time last year and average days on market per property.

Those lending programs will usually offer lower raters and longer terms, but are also more expensive to obtain when compared to commercial lending.  

Your accountant will be able to look over the information for all your combined assets, your combined income and compare that to your goals and advise you on the best course of action. 

If you are not sure you have enough cash on hand, work with your lender to confirm you will look good to the bank before the bank reviews your application.Your Debt-to-Income RatioAlso on the topic of money: the bank will look at how much money you bring in, and compare that to the amount of debt you currently carry.

If you are not sure you have enough cash on hand, work with your lender to confirm you will look good to the bank before the bank reviews your application.Your Debt-to-Income RatioAlso on the topic of money: the bank will look at how much money you bring in, and compare that to the amount of debt you currently carry.

You need somebody in Austin to be your eyes to describe condition of properties and neighborhoods, provide comparable sales and rental analysis.More importantly, you should put your thinking cap on and strategize a bit.

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

There's a lot of education and work to be successful on the commercial side of the real estate brokerage business, but compared next to being a doctor or attorney or even a microbiologist, the amount of hours in a classroom (and dollars of tuition) are exponentially smaller!  

Now that you've run the numbers for individual properties, I am very curious to know how the numbers compare when you run it like a 6-plex.

I think thats a great idea to hold the lower interest rate because with the time now of high interest rates and these don't even compare to years ago a 1.5 percent increase may cost a couple hundred bucks a month.