Quote from @Robert Gunn: I would also be very interested in hearing student or JV experiences with Pete and his program.I stumbled upon him by chance and for fun (I've been investing in land for years) signed up for his "free" course, which he promises after he pitches his $499/mo software system (which is basically an overpriced CRM) and then after the first "Level" in the course, you are directed to a pay page to access the rest of the "free" course.  

She spent the following month looking for a new place and couldn't believe the ridiculous rents out there.  

FF isn't the only source, of course, but it is one of the most well know.

You will be waiting a long time - that as mentioned was a black swan event just like when they went to like 18%.Historically speaking expect rates to be between 5-8%. my recommendation to anyone buying real estate today is if you buy, expect to hold it for atleast 5 years 

You want an accountant who can help you strategize and who is responsive when you want to know the consequences of the financial decisions you are making throughout the year.Good luck.

(Imagine the entire value of your property being just the 20-25% downpayment on a 4-5x larger property and the resulting depreciation.) 

I don't disagree that it is a good tool for someone just starting.Now, should folks be using such tools in the first place?

You are still going to have holding costs and a heloc will just have less holding costs that you would if you were doing a personal line or hard money. 

The tenant refused to communicate about his plans to vacate and finally left the key under the mat on June 2 but made no communication, so we had to make 4 trips looking for the key.

You can also use the CPA Finder here on BiggerPockets to get started too.