Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

How many properties have you seen in person during these years you've been looking, but not buying? 

Depending on your loan it might only work in the STR game.HOA’s normally do not allow in the Oceanside area but if you get on the beach then they do with restrictions.If you want a personal consult let me know.I have a team here in Oceanside, Carlsbad.

I'd personally recommend @Andrew Freed.

These are my personal takeaways:Real estate has been more passive for me.

I have personally seen the "Deed in Lieu in escrow" tactic with two different private lenders in Louisiana.

Now were back to a mare normal world where a person has to have that skill of forecasting, analysis, ability to "read the tea leaves" for where it's all going and if todays acquisition makes sense. 

The purpose of marketing is to attract an in-person showing.

Your personal history with GSE's is notified across all GSE loans, they communicate.

You are still going to have holding costs and a heloc will just have less holding costs that you would if you were doing a personal line or hard money.