surrounding country areas cannot compare with the conveniences of the biggest denser populated area.

Seller is willing to do seller financing on one of the properties, but his concerns are:1) Not losing money compared to an outright sale and dumping funds into stock market2) FHA inspecting his unpermited 5th unit.

Sometimes you think you are rich and then you realize that compared to others you still have a long way to go.But, to implement this strategy you need to first get prequalified with a lender.  

But if you want to protect your personal assets and not do an LLC, you can obtain umbrella insurance.The cons are higher financing cost compared to conventional.

is higher so they can do a lower rate (3.125% compared to my other quotes of 4.25% & 4.5%).

Comparable stablilized properties that the appraiser used to underwrite the acquisition suggest we'll have a sizeable chunk of equity we can tap for future investments.

Hopefully, you can find someone who thinks the same way, and who knows maybe you will be the broke kid compared to their massive fortune!  

But you have to compare it to the potential lost opportunity cost of those funds and ROI (particularly once you move out).

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

Compared to one year earlier, the Index was 151 percent higher, a striking difference due largely to the significant drop in home search activity in early 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic.