The best strategy is to buy properties that need fixed up with hard money/HELOC, fix them up, the refi out to pay back your HELOC/hard money.

We are entering the prime buying season - find other local investors and get their interest.With that said, there are a couple things that are unclear from your post. - The as is appraisal was for 275K,yet you are now expecting that it would be a reach to sell for 220K.

Little background behind the door: It's a MDF cheap one you buy at HD or Lowes. 

I took quite a break from buying properties and now on the hunt again.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Oceanville.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

The property manager we work with offers reasonable rates for this service and will take care of inventory management, leasing, maintenance, and overall property management.Always buy a property that would also be a good long-term rental.

For context, I'm based in the SF Bay Area in CA and looking into buying my first OOS rental after house hacking locally for 10 years.

When I began investing in cabins in the Smokies, I made rule that I would only buy cabins on creeks or rivers where you can catch your dinner. 

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.