That was done under the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 to TEMPORARILY control prices in the interests of national defense. 

I also would look for a market that is emerging, has population growth, jobs expanding, favorable landlord laws, affordable for the residents.These are just some metrics.

Some loans work the same as for the first and other time buyers.Midwest looks cheaper to start for sure but there's always a trade off.

(heloc or refi)I am an engineer by trade, and own my own comapny (AHAE Designs Inc).

I don’t suggest you using up all your remaining personal emergency money for this though.

My goal is just not to need to and it’s very rare that I ever do anymore now that I’ve traded all of my properties in bad locations for ones in good locations, so I don’t even think about it.

If you have stable income, good credit, and an emergency fund get in the game. 

You can also put in more time / effort in your W2 job to try in bring in more money for more properties.Good luck and don't forget to keep your emergency fund beefy! 

. - Single family homes to rehab and hold or to fix & flip- Loan is in your name not your LLC- Rates between 5% and 6% depending on credit score- 30 year term loan, fixed rate, no pre payment penalty if sold or paid off anytime- Example buy at 100,000 and add 50,000 for rehab = 150,000 means 15% down payment or 22,500- So the buy is financed at 85% and so is the rehab if you look at it that way- House will be appraised off a contractors write up of the work to be done and must appraise out ARV to at least the 150,000 to make sense at all; if not loan is not approved so a buyer cannot get into trouble in that sense with lender oversight- all work must be done by licensed trades people, not the own themselvesIf this sounds plausible I'm happy to answer questions.

@Justin Whitfield I’d first forget about FiRE status - it doesn’t really exist without large trade offs that you’re likely not willing to make.