AI and tools can help with efficiency, but without solid market knowledge, the numbers are meaningless.

I have seen loan qualifications based solely on passive investment income from rental properties, social security/disability payments, pension payments, etc. 

hey David,As a broker, I have several options if you're looking to only touch the equity in a second position lien on investment property. 

I am familiar with Firestone park, Goodyear Heights, Fairlawn as pretty solid areas.

There are actually some solid markets with reasonable points of entry in upstate NY from my understanding.

Investment Info:Single-family residence wholesale investment.

Read "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene for starters.

You would really want to do your own due diligence and probably fly to the market(s) you'd like to invest in.

I would rather invest in safe markets that produce a good return, then I can use that income to pay for a vacation anywhere in the world.I'm very pessimistic about the STR market in Hawaii.

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