Some brands are better than others for having the nose pieces for the front of the stairs.

To answer your questions: The seller financing piece is likely to complicate your refinance.

There are already means to sell pieces of individual properties (simpler than options like condo conversions).  

If I had a piece of advice other than being patient and not caught in fomo, it would be to really try to get to know whomever you do business with wherever you invest. 

One piece of advice I want to share is get a copy of the tenant lease!

How long will it take you to piece together the information you need to be successful?

Ours stays around 78-80 even in the hottest months.

Ohio markets show up 3 times in Zillow’s 2024 hottest markets, with Columbus and Cincinnati taking the top 2 and 3 spots.

My biggest piece of advice would be to take it slow and learn to evaluate different options and strategies and hear different opinions (you don't have to take them all and use them, see what works for you... there are a lot of them on these forums LOL) as soon as you can.

Newton is one of the hottest area with top schools and strict zoning laws so it's rather worse...I would say Waltham and Burlington are the only areas that are less negative cash flow