There's a free 7-day trial for you to poke around on those forums and learn more.

With our expanding population and job growth our appreciation play is very strong here in Columbus OH. 

My father is the trustee and sole beneficiary, and plans to will the house to my wife sister and her.We want to take out a HELOC on the house to invest in real estate (we currently have two properties and are planning to scale up).

congrats on your success and future success to come. would love to connect

Do I need to hire a property management company to obtain the rental license? 

As I mentioned I finished my post graduate education 50 years ago, so my experience may not be so relevant in today's world, with so much of the information we received in college courses available on line for free.  

Feel free to inquire about their staff qualifications if it's a larger organization.2.

I/we appreciate you as one of our investors.Feel free to contact me anytime.Continued success!

Be sure to explore all around the forums as well as many of the FREE tools that Bigger Pockets provides.I am on the lending side of things and am always happy to hop on a call to discuss loan options that are out there, even if not offered by my resources.

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