To maximize your investment, use financing options like FHA or conventional loans, analyze deals based on cash flow and cap rates, and network with local investors through REI meetups and BiggerPockets.Good luck!

.- **Interest Rates Can Affect Refinancing Plans:** If rates increase, refinancing to remove PMI or lower payments may not be an option.- **Scaling Can Be Tricky:** FHA loans are typically for primary residences, meaning you’ll need to strategize if you plan to purchase additional properties.Thinking through financing options and backup plans before you buy is essential.### 5.

Seems like you're in a good spot with lots of options.

Easy Street is a good option BUT you need CASH in liquid checking/savings for down payment of 20% and BIG chunk 2-3 times loan amount to buy out of a prepayment penalty.

Since you want to aggressively invest in the near future, you will need cash and the 30 year option is the right one for you.

**Cash-Out Refinance/HELOC:** Another option to avoid paying capital gains taxes is to not sell the house at all.

There's so many options but they all do the same thing (more or less).

@Susan Tan you may also have lending options in the Houston area that offer 100% LTC financing for rehab projects.

.: Quote from @Stepan Hedz: Phoenix, AZ, offers a young myriad of options for real estate investors, particularly in the distressed sectors.

or options 3, 4 and 5 don't supply washer and dryers and either the tenant provides their own, rent appliances or goes to community laundramat.