While it seems like there are some better priced deals lately, you may have to be prepared to put down 30-40% down.I'd say due to the lack of homes for sale, you should be open to many if not most cities depending on the deal that comes up. 

Now, you need to figure out how to find deals and pay for them.

or build to rent development as a strategy?

If they gift it to you it's tax-free (as long as they're under the lifetime gift limit around 14 million) they may have to file a gift return though, but there won't be tax due. 

Long term Appreciation is likely to happen.  

It's just as easy (if not easier) to open a mutual fund than a HELOC. 

First off, they have 18 days to remove their personal property.

We now live in Arizona and I frequently fly back to the southeast to repair or inspect the properties and already deduct the travel, lodging, and half of the meal expenses from my taxes. 

Hi All,I’m ready to sell an investment property in NoVa to a VA eligible buyer but am not finding a good place to market this.

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