I just went on a 43 day cross country trip with my family.Happy to connect.  

I dont do them often but did one up in Washington state and it was 50% LTV on the primary and then cross collateral on a really cool Ranch in North Central Washington that was free and clear so I got a first on that as a cross.. and I would have loved to own that property :)  @Beth Johnson does a lot of seconds from what I see and like me she knows how to juice the equity portion of the deal..

One block can perform very well, and another block will destroy you.Before you invest, I recommend you locate a quality PM that can help you narrow down markets, determine which rentals perform best, cross-check sales prices and rent rates, and take over management right away.The biggest mistake you could make is to get talked into buying in the wrong neighborhood and then learning that the good managers won't touch it. 

There should be criminal laws in place to penalize those who cross the line and do outrageous things.

She was planning a cross-country move to be with her family in Las Vegas, but the process was daunting.

I live in La Crosse, WI but have been eye-ing other Midwest states too.  

Alliant immediately approved me for a much larger loan than the previous lender... fingers crossed I don't run into the same issue with regards to a last minute request from underwriting to have an in-person appraisal that results in a lowball valuation.

Just going in blind and crossing your fingers.

@Courtney HamiltonRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Lol.What crossed my mind was he is making someone pay with the real intention to see if they would be a limited Partner in one of his deals.