You may need some help with capital, or credit, or both.

The more rentals you have the more risk there is to having a bad situation crop up.

Whether we agree with these items or not, the following are inflationary government policies: stimulus, student debt relief, tariffs, increased child tax credits, limited immigration, and big government deficit spending.

When it becomes exploitative as it has with China, it's bad and defensive actions are required.

I'm just buying my time and making some connections while I build my credit history again - worst part about moving country haha!

Yeah I have some friends that have properties they hold in New Orleans and have heard the good and the bad.

It's not a bad strategy, especially if you live in a lower-priced area with a good rent-to-purchase price ratio.

Due to my W2 employment I cant have any bad/negative personal debt.

I was talking to a RE friend.He said it's a bad time to buy* rates are high* homes are expensive in most marketsLooking to hear some counterpoints. 

To access your home equity without selling, you can explore options like a home equity loan, a line of credit (HELOC), or a cash-out refinance.