They are telling me prices across the board are going up and to increase rent as the leases end.As all the new properties come on the market, I check them at least 2 times a day and am purely fascinated by real estate and the numbers involved.

Question here is can an LLC get financing or will it have to buy in pure cash?

Or was it all purely online behind password authentication?  

I may be too cynical, but my first instinct is no one calls me out of the blue to set up a meeting for purely altruistic and/or totally friendly reasons. 

The strategies used for every property have more to do with what you're next entrance strategy is, than a pure "profit vs.

Purely marketing and psychology.The best "silver dagger" is good education, but most are looking for a quick and easy buck so they won't arm themselves to get into this arena.Gurus sell perceptions, the product is a by-product of content that supports the hype and justifies the perception sold.

From fix and flip to pure rentals to section 8 to BRRR.  

Over time that will eat into your profitability quite a bit.2) Purely a guess -- but if you buy in the right areas I would say appreciation will be better long term here as well.

Is this purely due to the loan type?

Since your Miami property is purely a speculative venture investors can not give you advice that would not be in conflict with your present financial philosophy.