We have found a creative way to access some equity to make our equity work harder for us so it's almost like the beginning of a BRRR strategy.  

I've heard Simply Safe advertise a lot on BP.  

Get the 2nd unit leased before you purchase the property, once you are under contract, you can advertise the property for lease.If you can direct message me I can get you a rental rate quote, most of my rental loans are in the mid 6% rate currently.Thanks,Dustin

Confirm that the Debt Service Company used, will provide you with easy access to:      - monthly/quarterly/annual statements of your pymt history    - ideally, easy user login web or app access     - 1098 or annual (interest payment) tax documentation mailed, emailed, or pdf download-able     - alerts, notifications, and pymt scheduling options for: pymt due, pymt applied/received, outstanding balance, etc.3.

Since you are in Dallas, TX you can go on the Colling County Clerks's web site and get access to all the foreclosure listings every month. 

At some point, I will get my real estate license to get access to the MLS and to qualify for seller financing, but I am also debating whether I should get the license before getting a real estate job or simply before I am ready to start buying my own properties. 

Most of the good skip trace sites want you to have a "permissible purpose" for you to access their databases. 

In that configuration there is some key elements, namely access, utilities and layout.  

Hello Trevor,Why do you give the tenants in units 2 and 3 the access to use your laundry facility?

Court hearings revealed that instead of acquiring advertised properties, Scoutpads/MBD only purchased options on those properties and never exercised them!