I personally interact with each and every guest.

So when you build your pocket neighborhood, which is an interesting concept, what's to stop an undesirable person from moving in.

Good learning experience for you, but better to learn by working with a good agent and saving money until you have done at least 10-15 deals, rather than learning by making mistakes and leaving money on the table IMHO.   

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This is one of the best ways to scale a portfolio while keeping low out-of-pocket costs.Big Picture: The Best Move for You•If you need funds now, a HELOC in your name makes sense—but keep the rental in your personal name to avoid triggering the due-on-sale clause.

Someone local who has familiarity with this would be your best person to give you the information you requested.

This deal proved to be the perfect balance of financial gain and personal enjoyment.

If you have a great investor agent, he'll be able to help with finding you personalized deals, helping you learn good/bad neighborhoods, estimating renovations/scope of work, setting you up with his team, etc.3.

I financed the acquisition of the land with personal and private money.

I personally am interested in creating a long-term rental portfolio but I'd be interested in hearing any strategy, ie. house flipping, short term rentals etc.