Owning a property in urban areas is perfectly fine as long as the numbers make sense.I use multiple online tools to find listed, unlisted properties in Minnesota and have properties in and outside of Minneapolis (200 mile range). 

I have started and owned (still do) multiple businesses. 

I would use a broker, as they have access to multiple insurance companies, rather than going to a single agent that represents a single insurance line (like Farmers).Andy

I have been researching first time home buying and read that its important to speak toh multiple lenders, however she made it sound as if he handles all her clients and in order for the process to go smoothly we needed to go through him as well.  

Or is it a good idea to have backups and always get multiple bids.

Thank you for your engagement, Manolo!

We work with multiple lenders that offer 65-80 LTV additional with Mezz financing.  

I did not hear back for 2 days and they I have to call to find out there was now multiple offers on the house.

I love the concept of having multiple passive/semi-passive income streams.

How to manage multiple properties across multiple states?