If you but now, and rates go down you can refinance.If you buy now and rates go up, now you have a below market interest rate.Basically, whether rates go up or down in the future, the outcome of buying at the current interest rate is almost always going to have a positive outcome.

Proper documentation and opening title as soon as you go under contract with the seller.4.

Andrea,A lot of great options in Smithville and Kearney just depends on if you going for a SFH or 2-4 Unit Multifamily. 

I’m now buying a fourth property under a newly formed LLC.Should I place the first three properties that I bought in this new LLC?

IF I was going to pay down mortgages as you suggest, I would DEFINITELY pay 1 down first.

I have plenty of clients who go larger multi family units like you described.

I won't go with the riskiest opportunistic strategies, and will stick to core and core plus mostly with some value-added.

Had a refrigerator go out.  

Are you guys using websites like crexi and loopnet, or is it better to go for off market deals, and if so how are you guys finding these deals off market?

or does the shortage of houses in that zip code determine the prices going up?.