I can do this by networking, hosting a monthly meetup for investors, and offering a coaching program.How about you?

A couple months of vacancy, a soft rental economy, or a major expense could eat up your equity.

That is a 4 month extension.So, there's the rub.

https://www.har.com/content/department/mlsHouston Real Estate Highlights in November, 2024:-Single-family home sales increased 6.0 percent year-over-year;-Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes went from 48 to 52 days;-Total property sales were up 3.3 percent with 7,750 units sold;-Total dollar volume rose 11.1 percent to $3.1 billion;-The single-family median price was up 1.5 percent to $329,900;-The single-family average price climbed 4.1 percent to $418,903; -Single-family home months of inventory registered a 4.4-months supply, up from 3.5 months last November.

Another guy wouldn't pass me at all because I showed him up...yet another kept insisting that his interpretation of a plumbing code was correct when it was not - cost me 1 month of time.A neccessary evil IMO, they were usually former GCs who couldn't make it in the real world.....  

@Brett Jurgens,With strong equity and a good tenant, you have a few options:Cash-Out Refinance: Offers lower, fixed rates for stable monthly payments and lets you keep the property while using equity to invest in another rental.HELOC: Provides flexible access to cash, though with typically higher, variable rates that can fluctuate over time.1031 Exchange: If you're open to selling, a 1031 exchange could defer taxes and allow you to trade up to a higher-value property or diversify into a different market.Each option has pros, so it really depends on whether you want to hold onto the current property or leverage its value for something new.

Instead of rushing to buy, go together to as many real estate investing meetups in your area and learn together for six months to a year before you figure out how to place money into the field.

We do monthly meetups in Northern NJ and the West Coast of FL, but have not pushed them into NY yet.

Should I charge her a prorated amount of the original rent or the increased month-to-month rent for January?

I completed this a few months back but never got anything to prove it (other than the screen print showing filing successful) so I've been a bit worried by it.