do you cash flow in month 1 if your rent is $1200, and your expenses for that month are $1198? 

Let me know if you are in need of a realtor or ever looking to build your portfolio near the coast!

When deals go south (yes it has happened to his deals) there's not much he can do.

Its a lot of work so it needs to be worth it. 

Here's how I'd suggest proceeding: - Make it clear in the listing what your requirements are for Credit, Criminal, Credit, and Eviction.

What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?

Take a 50k heloc out and buy the property for 30k and do the renovations of 20k.

I think I'd lean toward rentals as the better pick—less risk, consistent cash flow, and the market’s stability as of March 2025 supports it, but it always depends on what your strengths are.

Flip the thinking.......How much equity do you have?  

With how much equity you have in your primary if it was me I would think about doing a cash out refinance for the whole thing as rates would be lower.