My husband and I are new to RE investing, and we're looking at a property we want to buy to start our portfolio. In order to purchase this first property, we got a HELOC on our home for the down payment and closing co...

These resources provide you with step-by-step instructions and tested strategies that have worked for others.

As one banker so eloquently put it: "A rolling loan gathers no loss." 

Every property adds to the snowball rolling down the hill.

Looking forward to getting the ball rolling and getting my first deal under my belt. 

At that point, I will start to make some judgements about growth vs. payoff vs refi, etc.You could use the money to continue to accelerate the payoff of your primary then get a HELOC on the equity to fund the downpayment of a rental property if/when you find one.For me though, I'm making minimal payments on the mortgage and getting the investment snowball rolling as soon as I can.

Almost feel like a roll of the dice and you just gotta pray you don't run into a tenant that can game the system and this case even have more fuel to their fire since they are unpermitted. 

Most times, the due diligence period is used for you to bring out your inspector to physically test the property (environmental, structural, roof, etc.) 

I rolled some funds from a previous flip into this purchase.

I've been an agent for 3 years now and I've closed two deals, but want to start using my license more, so I'd love to hear how other agents got their business rolling!