Thankfully I was able to secure a nice interest rate of 3.65 on my mortgage so I rather not refinance into a higher rate - they're about double what my current rate is at the moment.The frustrating thing is that a lot of the flagship HELOC lenders require a FICO score of 680 and I'm about 20 points off at the moment. 

That's not so attractive relative to other investments, including market-priced MFRs in non-coastal cities from both a risk and return perspective.I'm not saying it makes sense to go and sell the duplex at this moment, but if you keep it you should acknowledge that you've got a lot of equity there that's doing zilch for you ...

Even if you are seeing late-stages of a cycle then you can still bank on the low interest rates at the moment so I would say that they are good investments if you can get your hands on one.

I am leaning towards Kansas City, MO at the moment but am very flexible.

“When there’s darkness around you, Shine your light even brighter”Greetings,My name is Victoria Dorsey and I am writing you today requesting for your assistance.

From my personal experience, in looking at all of the multifamily deals that I've seen in the area, you can't get the same returns at the moment....seems to be an influx in out of state investors.

We live in Grand Junction, Colorado and housing prices are very high, so buying a profitable rental here at the moment is going extremely difficult. 

There definitely needs to be some cosmetic work but nothing structural as far as I can tell at the moment.

What are some of the biggest mistakes, or “oh ****” moments you all have had buying a ‘value add’ property?

We're in no rush to buy at the moment & are adverse to move to a new market (we have teams well established in our current markets and don't want to spread ourselves thin).