Quote from @Jordan Ray: Quote from @Chris Seveney: We have some leads on assets in the humboldt / jackson area in tennessee and looking to connect with investors in the area.I know one of the biggest investors in the area, his name is Dustin Ring.

This is one month of actuals, so I am curious to see in the coming months how well it performs compared to what I thought the market rate for rent was (2 years ago).Hope that provides some insight/is interesting because I thought it was!

You would suggest that I maybe buy first a multi-family with a few units to start and possibly live in one to start?

One thing to think about is when doing heloc on primary if you want to refinance you need to get their signoff as well as your primary loan which could cause complications.  

One of my clients recently asked about using the Short-Term Rental loophole for a property in a foreign country (Mexico).

That said, some good locks and cameras (even fake ones) do go a long way.

They will fund 80-90% of purchase and 80-90% of renovation but not one or the other if that makes sense. they want skin in the game from both sides (acquisition) and renovation. 

In my case, I have residential rentals in one LLC, commercial properties in another, self storage in a third, and my real estate company operates in a fourth.

I'd say house-hacking is one of the best ways to get into real estate investing.

All 17 or however many sellers want to sell, and we've agreed on terms for seller financing, but the problem is no one cannot get in touch with the last reminding person.