With $50k, you might be able to get started using an FHA loan, which typically requires a lower down payment, as long as you’re planning to occupy the property.

You could look for a PML (friends or family and offer to pay them interest but lower than what the HELOC is). 

The lower the loan amount, the higher the origination percentage% is usually, however, as you asked - those items can vary greatly depending on the full scenario.

I recommend starting small and looking for turnkey properties to minimize the stress of managing rehabs.

When panels are producing, it pumps water from lower tank into upper. 

But if you do have a lease we can use the lease agreement instead of the market rent (since it is often lower than the lease)

But there are also some real challenges, like dealing with lower tenant quality on average, the extra red tape, annual inspections, and the longer time it takes to get tenants placed compared to the open market.

And you're right, with our low default rate and the lower price point on 2nds, buying them back is certainly an expense but not a major one.

Out-of-state markets like Houston, Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Cincinnati offer better cash flow and lower entry costs.

Guests normally don't like to be asked to cover damages that they caused and sometimes give a lower rating because we ask them to cover it even though they have COI that insures my listing.So I'm exploring the event guest screening option that they could put down the security deposit as well. 1.