Hello everybody!! I live in the boom/bust roller coaster environment of the Permian basin and my profession is as an architect. I really like my job and the company I work for and have no plans on leaving, but would definitely like to supplement my income with some additional rental property.
This leads to this post. My wife and I have inherited a house in Henderson, NV that we've been renting out since 2010. It has been a great little bit of additional cash flow for us, but we haven't taken full advantage of the equity that we have in it. We'd like to buy another property, (eventually wind up with around a dozen or so), and be able to rent them out for around 500$ per month positive cash flow. The rub is that we don't have very good credit. I have been listening to the BP podcast a lot lately and it has gotten me motivated to make some better use of the equity that is available in this rental (conservatively there is 50k equity), and use it to leverage the purchase of another or couple other houses to get rented out. We've been using a property management company for the duration, and I suspect that they would have a pretty good idea of some deals to be made.
I'm just not sure how to utilize this equity that is available. Can anybody give me some thoughts or suggestions? I can give more info if it's needed.
Thanks in advance!!
Cliff Mitchell