I would like to start investing in real estate once I get situated down there.

Also, you could consider buying something with "hard money"; this comes at a higher interest rate, but you might be able to get into a property and either flip it or refinance it.

Heloc’s are best utilized with a short term strategy, ie flx and flip, to BRRRR, etc.

For practitioners in the real estate industry, the biggest challenge is not just the difficult work, high risks, or immense pressure, but the necessity to learn to let go of complete control over outcomes.

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.

In real estate, it’s easy to get caught up in numbers, properties, and deals.

So the choice of tenant would be key.On the flip side, reasons to hold: a very low mortgage rate; probably not the case. 

We are direct lenders, meaning we lend our own money, for flips within approximately 1½ hours of our home.We walk through every property to avoid surprises and to confirm the rehab estimate.

I will eventually flip it once its cash flowing well and 1031 into something a bit bigger.

https://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news/study-reveals-....Not sure BP will allow that link to post, if not just google " 10000 saved using a broker vs direct lender" and you can find the article.On the flip side, there are some banks and credit unions that could offer products that they do not allow to be brokered.