I've learned SOOOO much from those podcasts and the books they've recommended; like Brandon's Book on Rental Property Investing, Rich Dad Poor Dad, E-Myth, and one book I stumbled into at Barnes & Noble called Flip: How to Find, Fix, and Sell Houses for Profit.

Here are my current options (beware, some of these may not make sense – this is my first time so I don’t know the difference between smart/stupid moves yet):A) Get property appraised and get a HELOC to use as a down payment for a property with FHA loan (2-4 Unit)B) Hope home value increases and sell when the equity >= a down payment on a 2-4 unitC) Remodel property and sell when the equity >= a down payment on a 2-4 unitD) Remodel property, Get property appraised and get a HELOC to use as a down payment for a property with FHA loan (2-4 Unit)E) Save money and wait until market rent >= cashflow, use HELOC/saved money as down payment for 2-4 unitI’m thinking option E is the wisest move but I want some other opinions to see if there's a faster way – any insight is helpful since I’m just learning.

If I am the only Sponsor / General Partner / Manager of the fund (as spelled out in the operating agreement), am I the only one who files a Schedule E at the end of the year - or do all Limited Partners / Members also file one?

Message me your e-mail if interested, and I will send you more details!

In fact, it confirms to you what they expect to be paying.Also, as Brian commented you can ask for monthly bank statements (ask for 12+ months) or even their schedule E of their tax returns they file with the income and expenses for the property. 

Is it by e-mail,phone, video chat, in person?

I agree with Anthony Burroff: my time is not worth selling all that on E-bay, Amazon etc. 

About 7 months ago that I sold my equity in an e-commerce business I built from the ground up out of Lansing, Michigan.

@Regina E. -  Honestly you are not going to find much if anything in the $100K-$150K range in the three areas you listed. 

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