You run the numbers on the project and stress test it.

I've got about $525K in equity in the property, but lenders have told me that I cannot get a HELOC to access that equity for additional purchases because the duplex was financed as an investment - they have said TX law dictates that HELOC can only be used on primary residences.

Often, traditional lenders offer better rates, which can significantly improve your profit margins.2.

Does anyone have opinions on him?

Thanks for any thoughts on this!  

The views are breathtaking and offer some of the most dramatic combinations of beaches, dunes, rivers, lakes and mountains.

And you would get to indefinitely defer all tax on the gain from the sale.

New construction can offer many incentives for interest rate buy downs.

Right now, I am not as interested in investing as I am in helping another investor in order to get some hands-on experience while my wife and I save a little bit more money.

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.