We’re not ready to buy yet so we don’t need a realtor or a lender. 

We also buy the rentals we lock up and offload some too so I'd suggest doing your marketing in the market where you want to build your portfolio. 

I recently came in contact with a RE investor who is farther down the line in his career than I am. When I asked him where he gets his deals from, he said wholesalers, word of mouth, and bigger pockets. It surprised m...

We didn't do any major renovations since buying and renting it out, but Redfin tells us that we gained ~$60k of equity.

If you're wanting to use leverage to buy more properties, then once your credit is around 680+, one strategy would be to cashout refi your current property at around 50% LTV.

I highly recommend learning those strategies, as you can own limitless properties when buying without using bank funding!

It's a good rental market for buy and hold.

Quote from @Ian Hutton: Quote from @Jay Hurst: Quote from @Ian Hutton: Hey everyone thanks for the feedback, I did forget to mention I plan on buying more properties (which is why I’d like to reduce my debt) let me know if that changes any answers, but sounds like paying off the 88k 6.4% interest is the way to go  If you plan on buying new properties do not pay off any debt.

Are you also looking to buy?

The attorneys I have worked with when buying a large apartment complex have all recommend one LLC for holding the property and one for managing it.