With those lower interest rates, you may not want to sell those properties but a 1031 exchange into a larger investment could give you more leverage.

You can enter for a lower price, learn the management process, and just get a feel for real estate investing without taking on a huge project.

This is after rent appreciation, as well as selling 5 doors and taking some great profits from market appreciation and paying off other properties to lower our debt - which significantly boosted our cash flow.   

Which I don't do and I still get them coming sometimes.Just be aware once operator stars  options to refinance will only be private or  commercial loans tried myself and no luck hard hide is a assisted living with people in it heard of some doing some crazy stuff but hate going illegal on things like this, ended up refi with commercial forget about cash out and such, and you are bound by appraisal as a commercial property which was in our case 25% lower then if we sold it empty as a residential home.

It is close to the westwood community center.

I am working on closing my first mortgage on a property in South Florida.

The lender really needs only an MLS listing, copy of contract, proof of ability to close, and an estimated settlement sheet.

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+, zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680, some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

When she vacations, we just close the office with a sign on the door having folks call.  

The better parts of Dayton proper have been on an absolute tear price wise with average list prices roughly doubling over the last two years for the areas I own and watch closely in 45404 and 45405.