Mortgage rates are dropping fairly fast so check out the numbers and have a good conversation up front with a Banker first.This can make or break your real estate portfolio just by having a game plan up front.

Bigger Pockets is a great place for education and networking and is full of great content.I recommend that you check out the following resources:1.

If you are near a university, check out SabbaticalHomes or see if the universities have listings targeted toward their visiting scholars.

Also, check out online reviews to see what other landlords and tenants say about their services.

3) Check out some of the local meetups that you can find in this forum!

In the end I dont know who is really dealing with my property for me to talk to.Looking at the experiences from initial couple of weeks, I grew suspicious about the quality of the company I am dealing with, so I read about various reviews I found online about this company and I can confirm many of the bad reviews I read online.After several weeks of scheduled and cancelled showings, last week they came up with a group applicant with low credit score ~600 saying they check out fine with their system and hence we should rent it to them.

@James Khail check out East Knoxville.

Good luck I appreciate your straightforward advice—it really helps to simplify things!

Check out the "Enemy Method "You can find videos.

It’s a straightforward way to access the funds, though keep in mind that interest rates may be higher since it’s a rental.Alternatively, you can consider a HELOC (Home Equity Line of Credit), which gives you flexibility by letting you borrow against the equity as needed, similar to a line of credit.