You don’t want to be in HELOC forever though as rate is fluctuating so you should use it for short term bridge financing.

Being military I'm not crazy about long distance renting and this is not our forever home.

You're children/grandchildren will be forever grateful for you purchasing in great areas in the DMV that will always drive traffic/rent.  

You will benefit from the education and networking, but more importantly, you can position yourself as an expert in the multifamily nicheIntern for a multifamily investor: find an experienced investor who is currently doing what you want to do and proactively add value to their business for free to get in the doorStart small: start with an SFR to 4-unit and work your way upAs you will notice, all of these strategies are time consuming.

I am going to hold it forever and it will be solid.

It seemed to take FOREVER to buy a property!  

The 203k is by far the most time consuming.

@Jim Goebel I agree, it definitely takes away from the privacies of the consumers.

I wrote a blog recently about some of the overall trends and gradual evolution of the PM industry primarily focused on the evolving consumer services expectations.

title insurance is like any other insurance you only need it when you acutally need it.I have a access claim going now 3 years probably 50k minimum title company has spent ..just the cost of doing business.Only time i would consider not buying it is say a tax sale or other very cheapo type properties that i had no intention of borrowing against or reselling.. buy and hold forever and then dispose of when done.