By the time you take out a trad. cash-out refi, you'll be eating a bunch of fees, which will chew into your theoretical 5% arbitrage spread. 

Stick to these tools, and you should be significantly happier with your next renters  Thank you, I did screen all aspects and everything looked good in the beginning but the biggest problems seems to be the renter big off more than they can chew.

I like it because it keeps my money working for me in between finding deals, so I don’t have cash sitting on the sidelines getting chewed up by inflation.That being said, if you have equity from day one.

Chewing on every bit. 

Another thing to consider... if there are mice, and they start chewing through electrical, that becomes your problem.

Here's some generic LLC advice to chew on.Warning: I am not an attorney, and this can be a complicated topic.

Sure, not every deal will feel like a slam dunk, adn sometimes you’ll wonder if you’ve bitten off more than you can chew, but that’s exactly how you grow as an investor.

For your first one don't bite off more then you can chew.

I am the opposite I have never bought new tires for a car in the last 20 plus years except for my Porsche which chews them up. and my model X Tesla which weighs a ton.. when i need new tires I get a new car :)  PS when the clutch went out on the Porsche at 25k miles and out of warranty it was 5k to fix it..

My dilemma is the mortgage is a little over 50% of my take home pay from my W-2 and I am worried that I am biting off more than I can chew.