However, as this WSJ article points out, falling interest rates won’t solve all the problems faced by many buyers in current market conditions.What if I’m a buyer?

Would like to pull money out of that home for a downpayment on another home.

I've got to replace about 40' of sewer line out to the street at my rental in Orland Park.

For farm rural property loans, will be harder to come by if you want to get money out of your property, a good rule is to plan on keeping a land property for at least 10 years.If you goal is more cash flow related, you might want to look at buying single family, duplex, triplex or quadplex properties, these are the easiest properties to finance, and there are hundreds if not thousands of lenders in this space. 

Trying to figure out the best move for growing my portfolio, so any input would be much appreciated.

looking for feedback if any of you tried out the protege program

We got a shaman to come in and it turned out there were 4 ghosts including the previous owner who had passed away there and the original owner of the house who had died there during child birth.

If you want to brush up on PML, I suggest you check out my book Lend to Live: Earn Hassle-free, Passive Income in Real Estate with Private Money Lending available on the BiggerPockets book store.

Reach out to them.

What to look out for when dealing with them?