Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.I just gave a list of my recommended reading to another poster, but will happily post it here again.Personally, my short list of books to explore:Set For Life by @Scott TrenchRich Dad Poor Dad by Robert KiyosakiABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroyABCs of Buying Rental Property by Ken McElroyLoopholes of Real Estate by Garrett Sutton, EsqTax-Free Wealth by Tom Wheelwright, CPAThe Power of Zero by David McKnightREIT Investing for Beginners by Lawrence SmithWhat Would the Rockefellers Do?

For HELOCs without W2 income, look into local credit unions or community banks, as they often have more flexibility with alternative income verification and rental portfolios.

The ability to do what you want, when you want, and have money coming in to support that.Things to work on: savings, credit, going to local real estate meetups, listening to podcasts, reading books.

That is something a lot of the smaller credit unions lack.

Hey Koren,That's pretty much what I figured as well - can't imagine a realtor (or inspector) gets too far if they're referring poor work.Our realtor suggested Call2Inspect as well so that's great to hear!

Hey @Roy JenkinsAs long as you have good credit, typically above 720, being a first time investor won't be overly punitive.

Conventional, UWM Rate: 8.00%Lender Credit: $62030 Years Fixed You have to consider that a conventional loan does not have a Prepayment Penalty.

Maybe with automatic payment stuff and you can request changes to your credit card due dates, you can take as much advantage of the float. 

The more complicated your business structure becomes, the more problems it can actually cause such as when looking for lending options, getting the best interest rate, keeping clean accounting, filing taxes, opening bank accounts, getting credit cards, executing a 1031, making title insurance claims or even triggering a due on sale clause, etc. 

The sellers credited us with the security deposit and about $900 for rent (tenant pays $1200).