Raleigh-Cary, NC, is a rapidly growing area with significant expansion in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and technology sectors.

This allows me to transfer money into the checking easily in preparation for a wire.Credit Cards--so you are now an industry professional. 

This determines instantly if a lender will touch it.Another factor: STR financing is getting harder to come by (at least in the DSCR space). 25% of the industry used to lend on STR's, now it's less than 10%.And it being a condo, expect anywhere from 15-25 bps added to the rate.

During my time in the industry I learned to work systems so that I could consistently effectively list homes to get them sold in a timely manner. 

If you are in the industry then you already have the connections.

We've been doing it this way in the construction industry for decades.Best way for you to know what's it gonna cost for your projects is get estimates/proposals from licensed contractors.

They are the Hamas of the real estate industry IMO.

MTR is strategy here with the industries we have.

I would consider buying a duplex, tri or quad as a primary residence and move into one of the units and rent out the others.You could sell your primary and use the capital, or pull the HELOC and use to buy a small multifamily.You can also learn how to flip properties to generate additional income to use to buy properties to hold longer term.You can also consider looking into a job in the real estate industry, such as an analyst, broker, lender ,etc that can get you in the gameAll the bestGino

Networking is key in our industry, and I’m always looking to connect with like-minded professionals.