Local Resources: If you’ve invested in any of the markets you recommend, do you have suggestions for property management companies, lenders, or agents who are supportive of first-time investors?

go to her broker, make it super difficult to work with. go after her license, go after everything and say all you want is a release. you are a consumer. the law is pretty clear. look up procuring cause. buy a different floorplan of the same house int he same neighborhood without those addresses and you'll get around it 

I’m not suggesting you can’t successfully complete the BRRRR method but if you are selecting your markets based on where that strategy is most attainable you’re going to make regretful investment decisions because most who chime in will promote markets where you will be able to obtain a favorable cash out refinance while ignoring everything else that supports whether the market has a good underlying investment thesis or has a a more attainable alignment of sale values and appraisal values. 

Data geeks like me get into this stuff, but often find it consumes time and has little or actually negative economic value if your manager is already doing it.

Hi All,First, thanks for the forum and tremendous expertise and support.

(List price is $619K)-- We are concerned about the monthly costs to support a hard money loan AND do a HELOC.-- Our current rental can support a higher mortgage payment (with the HELOC), and still have $200+ positive cash flow after the refi.b.

You should be looking for an area that you may want to invest in, live in, work in, and that supports your post-college life the way you want.

If you ever need advice or support along the way, feel free to reach out. 

But if there are enough bedrooms or you get multiple homes, you will be able to support hiring a local manager to manage daily operations. 

. - VAs, I don't think this is necessary for 30 doors, but depends on how much availability you have and how time consuming these properties will be.