Knowing we are moving again in about 20 months, how do we continue forward progress in a new temporary city.

Just a slight decrease in expenses and/or a small increase in rents will push you into positive territory.

Sam, your HELOC is best used as temporary financing.

Also I heard that if you go to several banks your credit score is pulled several times and your FICO could decrease is this true?

CRIME is a big one.The percentage of non-violent to violent infractions and if crime is increasing or decreasing in the immediate area.Intermodal transportation study is another and the future land use map.This will give you an idea of where they are today and what they have planned for the area in the future and how the city and county will be allocating their resources to develop certain areas.Much more items than this but it's been a long day and my brain is out of fuel........ :)

Get the interest down and decrease the number of years.

I cant get a decent loan, due to divorced in the last 4 yr.s costed me some points to decrease on my credit score, but I have been fixing that the last two months.

Realtytrac just released its foreclosure numbers on October 11, 2012, and this report shows decreasing foreclosure activities in some U.S.

Although some States showed a decrease in foreclosure starts from last year, the good news for real estate investors is that more foreclosures will continue to trickle into the market from States like NJ, NY, and FL.

If you have passive income you can buy your time back.You need cash and equity in your property to have the margins to weather temporary downturns or unexpected repairs.