I bet your first deal is closer than you think.

Feel free at anytime to call, text, or email me if you want to network.  

Interest rates are not going to be a main factor anytime soon so i would not worry about that too much.The numbers you are looking for (160K) is not doable in NYC right now on duplexs.

MLS's are local not national, your best bet would be to use one in the same city as the properties (assuming there all in the same city) because they should know the market there best.

Would be happy to meet up anytime for a coffee and a discussion of the market!

I bet 80% of the top investors we work with across the U.S. are either licensed RE agents or brokers, or their spouse is licensed.  

Why his being an officer of Diversified wouldn't qualify him as a principal is a mystery to me.If we were to take that case at face value it would seem in Ohio anytime two principals entered into a contract without a lawyer's involvement and that contract went wrong in any way the party that brought the templates to the party could be convicted of practicing law without a license.  

Market value is completely irrelevant as long as there is no plan to sell the property any time soon.

@Tom Mole anytime!

you can cash out a rental property at anytime IF its in the first four mortgaged properties, so no 6 month rule, however, if that would be mortgage #5, you must follow the 6 month to finance rule.If you have a rental property with a lot of equity, and you have 4 mortgages, refinance and pull the cash out of that property before you buy the next property, or you won't be allowed to pull cash out.