Hi BiggerPockets Community,My name is Antonio and we specialize in cosmetic fix-and-flip projects in the San Antonio and Austin markets. We’re passionate about revitalizing properties and bringing value to neighborhoo...

Keep exploring and stay persistent—there are opportunities out there that can help you expand your portfolio.Remember to incorporate tax savings into your strategy.

Feel free to reach out if you’d like to chat and explore your options!

If your wife is a stay-at-home mom and is involve with managing the rentals you may want to explore Real Estate Professional Status as an alternative tax strategy or along side your STR tax strategy.

Although you might want to explore the possibility of having a cosigner help you with the loan.

It’s located at the Hyde Resort.I’ve also been exploring multifamily properties, but prices in Miami and Broward County seem outrageous.

Scale your portfolio slowly and explore partnerships or joint ventures if needed.Good luck!

Also, explore requesting a "seller's concession" when buying.

I’m also exploring the idea of starting a nonprofit dedicated to this mission—helping youth get acclimated to real estate investing and setting them up for a financially secure future.If anyone in this community is interested in contributing or being involved in such a venture, I’d love to connect and discuss how we can make a bigger impact together.

This is also the same percentage that you need for a non-cash out refinance (more on why that is important later).If you purchased the investment property with a loan, then conventional loans will require you to wait 6 month to take cash out.This rule does not apply if you purchased the home with CASH (more on that in section 2).Let’s explore some examples here: If you purchased a property with a 15% down conventional loan (85% loan to value) and you wanted to get cash out, you wouldn’t be able to do so since the cash out limit is 75% of the “Loan to Value”.