Then it has an expense tracker to compare budgets to actuals during project execution.  

They are often executing long term, intentional strategies that can get derailed if they sell/refi outside of the intended timeline.

@Jonathan Blanco, I'm and investor and a licensed mortgage broker so I've been on both sides of this conversation.I would look for a lender that (1) listens to you and understands your strategy and needs (hint: it's not always money), (2) has experience working with clients executing your strategy and brings more to the table than just cash - be it advice, relationships, deal-team partners, etc., (3) gives you viable options and explains the pros and cons of each option and (4) you enjoy interacting with - this should be a relationship, not a transaction.Once you find a few lenders like this (and you should have relationships with more than one), then you can start comparing rates and fees.

I use True Books for my real estate tax planning and execution.

Assign a contract: This is where you get a property under contract and you "fee" that you collect at closing is for giving the end buyer the rights to execute on the contract.

Depending on your debt to income, you might have to sell or have an executed lease to secure financing to buy the second home.

This is a fully executed contract. 

go to local meetups, they should have some here or try meetup app or eventbrite. continue to network and that can help you execute your plans.

In this instance this is a plan that can be executed upon and they have some control2.

I love hearing new investor execution posts like this.