Then when those "scary" areas become gentrified...

There are also a large number of accountants we work with who say that as long as it is done at arms length as a business like transaction then they are fine with it. 

I tried to get in contact with an agent through BP's find an agent, but the concierge said BP didn't have an agent in the area.Question: What is a good way to get in contact with an agent who can help me narrow down locations and then focus on finding properties thereProperty management:Seeing as this is my first investment property, I would like to start with property management and learn more as I progress.Question: Is property management common in PR and are there any recommendations?

I use the one time number to order and then it can not be used again in the future.

Evernest said they had to pull a permit from the city, have the stove inspected to make sure it was safe for the repairman then they could look at it.

So, I started with a couple build-to-rent homes, then a couple more, and then felt comfortable to build a mini development.

Of course back then we were getting “screwed” with 6-7% rates.

Imagine making millions of dollars over the course of your career and then having to pay 30-50% every year to uncle sam instead of compounding that cash over time.This is exactly what real estate professionals have learned to mitigate.To reduce their taxable income, they just buy a building every year, do a cost seg, and use depreciation to reduce their tax liability dramatically.Their personal wealth snowball grows much larger and much faster than their W2 counterparts who give most of their money back to the government each year.Following this strategy as a real estate professional is one of best ways to end up with a much larger net worth at the end of your career.

He pockets the downpayment to cashout what little cash he puts into the deal and then makes the spread between the two loans.

In other words - if you do not cashout refi either the new property after rehab or the existing rental, then where will you obtain $100k cash to pay off the heloc?