Use a 1031 exchange to defer taxes and reinvest in more lucrative, cash flow-positive properties or diversify into passive investments like syndications.Pay Down Debt: With limited cash flow, focus on paying off the HELOC or smaller mortgages.

I was pre-approved for a conventional mortgage with a 3 % down payment 2.75 Interest Rate.

Sales prices and mortgage rates make it really hard to find good deals today.Wholesaling sounds good, but you could make better money working extra shifts as a nurse.You could look for run-down properties as buy-and-holds.

FHA loans will have permanent mortgage insurance unless you put down 10%, at which case the mortgage insurance can be cancelled after 11 years.

I can't compel competence that does not exist.

I would suggest you talk to a mortgage broker or a bank though - if those homes are zoned commercial you will probably have a hard time getting an FHA or low down Conventional mortgage.

We love our home which has a $2,400/month mortgage and we rent the furnished MIL downstairs for $1,600/month, so I plan to do the equity line of credit and continue living in this home.

I just bought a property where my lender gave a mortgage on the purchase with 20% down and a second mortgage on some stuff.

Do you take out a second mortgage on an Airbnb that you never wish to sell that’s almost paid off  or do you take out 100 grand against your primary residence.  

When analyzing a new build/“build to rent” property as a rental, what percentages/amounts are others using for:-Maintenance/Repairs-Vacancy-CapexI’d assume it’s less than than existing homes, but by half or is it safer to use the standard percentages?