One thing people sometimes forget about is that your down payment will jump from 15% to 25% from SFH to MFH with conventional financing, so that may limit your options. 

Intitutional people like us are going to struggle with a $50K loan.

Some people will tell you you can't get another FHA loan, but there are some exceptions to that rule. 

We are looking for a structure that will permit us to easily raise money without complicating the management level.Curious to know what people recommend for jurisdiction and structure for such an entity.Thanks in advance for your help!

Call the city development person and see if you can find out what is driving the growth and if they expect it to continue.Maybe it is a great bedroom city and lots of people commuting to Birmingham?

I really like Ohio, but I would focus in smaller markets with 20,000 or fewer people.

We're close to the finish line on an out of state BRRRR project; since most of the BRRRR chatter is from people that are thinking about it or people that have something to sell (looking at you, Ohio crew), I'd thought that I'd share a realistic perspective. 

So I’m not really diving into buying something right this second but I figure if I meet agents or owners I hear and talk with the front line of people who are controlling these assets and go home game plan research until I feel the time is right.

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Honestly speaking, I like people that speak frankly, so I was probably a sucker for Engelo's "if I swear a lot I will appear like a straight shooter" delivery.