In B/B- areas, tenant screening and budgeting extra for repairs/turnover matter more than chasing the lowest price.

The combination of this method with your upcoming investments in affordable markets and value added projects will help you achieve maximum cash flow expansion.Good luck!

On a $400,000 property, that’s an extra $1,800 per year, or $150 per month more in property taxes, permanently.

My thinking is take the $26K as it would take me 10 years to accumulate $26K at $200 extra a month!

A couple quick topics you'll want to read up on or get clarity from your lender:- VA certificate of entitlement and using remaining entitlement (you can have more than one VA loan at a time)- Reserves and experience requirements for VA multifamily loans- Adding non-veteran borrowers to VA loans (if your friend is not a veteran with entitlement)- When you can and cant use rental income as qualifying income for VA loans

You are looking at two principles: dampening by adding mass and insulating/decoupeling to stop the transmission.

If you’re building, what features are you adding?

NOTE: how much extra protection is there with both handset locks and deadbolts?

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it!

Hi everyone,I’m looking for some direction on next steps and would really appreciate collective guidance from this group.Here’s a snapshot of my current situation:Portfolio2 single-family homesOne is my former primary, now a rentalOne is my current primary (previously an investment property)2 three-unit multifamily propertiesEach worth approximately $1MOwned 50/50 with a partnerRecently refinanced at 75% LTV, 7.1% rate, 3-2-1 prepaymentEach cash flows about $800/monthFormer Primary (Rental)Rent: $6,200/monthMortgage: ~$7,400/month (FHA loan at 6.625%)Value: ~$1.1MNegative cash flow of ~$1,200/monthI did a cash-out refi ~2 years ago (pulled ~$200k to fund multifamily investments), which raised the rate from ~3% to 6.625%I’m unsure whether I’ll realistically be able to:Refinance into a better rate or out of FHA in the future, orIf selling once the tenant leaves is the more prudent option to stop subsidizing the propertyCurrent PrimaryPreviously held in an LLC as an investmentHigh interest rate (~11%)Now in the process of a rate-and-term refinance after moving it into my personal nameTargeting ~75% LTV (value ~$1.5–1.6M)Considering adding a HELOC post-refi to create liquidity for future investmentsIncome & GoalsCombined W-2 income: ~$310kGoal: scale cash flow aggressively enough to eliminate the need for W-2 employmentPortfolio cash flow is modest on a consolidated basisAppreciation has been strong, and I’ve used cash-out refis to continue acquiring and stabilizing assetsChallengeWhile multifamily and BRRR strategies have worked for equity growth, the timeline (8–12 months per deal) and resulting cash flow haven’t been sufficient to replace active income quickly.