hold some of that initial 100,000$ for reserves. if you spend it all and something goes wrong you wont have time to accumulate profit the first year to really afford to fix anything. then you'd be dependent on personal income or another loan to fix the issue if one arose. play it slow and safe at first while you figure out the game and take some initial hard knocks that are bound to come. 

The condo proceeds from the HELOC used as a down payment will not be taxed.The tax will come into play when the condo is sold.

Sure the million dollar suburbs are nice if you have that kind of money and are playing the larger appreciation game but dollar for dollar pound for pound when it comes down to rent to value ratio its difficult to find the same kind of cash on cash returns section 8 rental properties offer in Detroit.

It can also be used to track and pay mortgages, taxes, insurance, and other expenses.How to get it: The Empower app is available from the App Store for iOS devices or Google Play for Android devices.Cost: Free2.

Having two solid paid off investments is more than enough, and I'd argue that it is even a better play for most people than continuing to scale and scale for the sake of scaling.  

I have had legitimate folks ask to see my place in person for a 5 week rental and I did a FaceTime tour with another that was out of town.  

Hey BP, I am currently playing my last year of baseball at the University of Memphis.

I'm currently looking to acquire more deals and would appreciate any tips on finding legitimate private lenders.

In your situation, it sounds like the primary focus for you is more a quality of life play (reducing your commute time), and the STR may allow you to break even cash flow wise? 

You get blocked by carriers then expect your personal phones to be shut down.You don't have to using a service like Launch Control or the others...Only with the google play app do you have to use a personal phone number and I haven't used that number in 1 1/2 year.The anti spam things the networks are doing are pretty difficult to get around I can see why that SMS platform threw in the towel and has you using your real phone number.