Hi BiggerPockets Community,We’re Helena and Tom, a Belgian couple starting our journey into US real estate.- Personal: I work in tech, and Tom works at a VC Fund.

Clear out that line of credit and finish the apartment and move on to flips and try to focus on short term money and my business because I already have a couple of rentals set up for long term wealth.

It’s just a matter of diving in and taking the steps.That said, I have a couple of questions:1.

So far the only applicants I’ve gotten on the hook for my unit were a younger couple who were very upfront that their credit was a little bit challenged.

You could also get a couple different agents in the area to get you good comps on what to sell it for and compare on what they say the out price can be. 

In most of those cases, their broker took a high fee and the investor didn't end up with a great deal.Here are a couple of things that are a tipoff you are not working with a broker with your interests at heart (1) they want to pull your credit before having a conversation, or (2) they send you a long list of things you need to provide them before learning about you and your deal.The conversation should start with why you are interested in REI, then understanding your strategy to get there.

Without rent control i either raise their rent far above market rents so they give me notice (my preferred method) or i simply do not renew their lease.

I see the same (professional) Tenants coming to my Court every couple of years, with a NEW Landlord.

Their business model is interesting and has a couple different exits strategies when getting a property under contract.

I've dealt with thousands of reviews in my other companies, and I get how you increase the odds of not getting a bad review by comping, but there's always a couple crazys who still give a bad review.