It comes down to supply and demand.

Starting from my backyard I'm looking to connect with some vets in the industry and familiar to the area/market.

I plan to leave them enough that they can afford to buy a house or start a nest egg, but I am not leaving large sums to them.

Plumbers are about to wrap up.

Can anyone point me in a direction to start?

One of my connections will fund the rehab for less and give it all to us on the upfront to finish the project at a lower cost.

Now, you need to figure out how to find deals and pay for them.

👋It’s a pleasure to join this community and connect with people passionate about real estate.

Quote from @Fernando Martin-Gullans: Hey y’all, I’m a retail investor with 2 SFH rentals worth a combined ~$650k looking to utilize some of my stored equity to buy more out-of-state properties, but I’m not quite sure how best to proceed given that my interest rates are incredibly low (leaning me away from refinancing) and neither property is owner-occupied (which I believe prevents me from using a HELOC).

Welcome to BiggerPockets, Michael!