Sometimes, a lower down payment can lead to a slightly higher interest rate.Market Conditions: How do current market conditions in your target investment areas influence your decision?

I'm targeting both single-family and multi-family properties that align with my valuations of the deal.

That will set the price and market already.

you may be able to set a slightly higher rental rate for including utilities as well!

@Gall Davidovitch, that is a nice set of financial tools that you have.  

Particularly be sure to include your goals for real estate investing so that folks can help you. 2) Follow your favorite forum topics and set up keyword alerts!

Other furnitre, kitchen appliances, dining sets, lighting, etc, I think find a good deal, as long as there is some type of aesthetic continuity.

Probably worth weighing some options - are you pretty dead set for a long hold time? 

We are a investor only General Contracting company, on top of being RE Investors and Landlords ourselves which allows us to specialize in maximizing our clients returns through different strategies. 50% of our current client load is out of state so we are very much set up to communicate and run financials through our Project management software.

Should I target cash flow or appreciation primarily?