@Alexia Ward, you in the right place to learn this business, we love investing, start slow and be patient, if your jobs and future businesses pay well enough pay cash if you can, that is not a popular option her, good luck and welcome aboard 

Good morning, I have a business account for my llc here in Atlanta at a local bank. At this time I use them to receive rental deposits and pay mortgage out of. 
They are extremely technologically challenged and very ...

If the growth just outside of these areas are going to be echoed by these popular areas then it wouldn't be bad to go in earlier.

Accessory dwelling units have also become an increasingly popular value-add strategy for many of my clients.

Anywhere up a canyon where skiing is popular.

If not mentioned it would be a roll of the dice with the appraiser.

STR’s downtown, beaches, and surrounding area have been the popular play, seeing cap rates in the 7’s.

Most people buy homes here, but the area is very popular because of the great schools. 

"Well, considering that your bank is probably just servicing the debt and threw it over the wall to FNMA/FMAC to slice/dice and put in a portfolio with 10,000 loans sold to investors - Good luck.I'd focus on your pre-pay (call your servicer for pay-off) and do a re-fi.

The companies’ promise to make investors whole in case of default keeps down the price of home loans and underpins the popular 30-year fixed-rate mortgage.Together, the companies backstop about half of the $11 trillion U.S. mortgage market.