The overall trend of the 10-year treasury appears to be downward reflecting as well right now, with the most recent high of 4.8% on 1/13/2025 failing to touch the previous high of 4.98% on 10/19/2023 and now sharply falling to 4.62% today (1/24/2025).

I have used both TSP loan and HELOC to purchase investment...I certainly thought the ROI from real estate was better than relying on highly fluctuating stock market. 

Regards,S

•If CPI remains high (3.4% or above): Mortgage rates are likely to stay at current levels or even increase slightly as the Fed remains restrictive.

Looking for high equity growth areas is a bit of a gamble.

Since you mentioned REI Hub, I worked with REI Hub in the past and they had the same connection issues but their CEO is usually good about making quick updates to create a better user experience.That being said, there is no perfect solution out there regarding bank feed connections so I'd go with one you know and ensure the accounts are linked on a weekly basis to be confident every transaction is flowing through without interruptions.

This means an LLC with an operating agreement specifying the IRS regulations regarding prohibited transactions, disqualified individuals, and others.

Your purchase price of 215k would be a bit higher which could cause you to lose money on the property.We have flipped a bunch and notice that even as a broker trying to be conservative in our ARV estimate, can still sometimes be too high by 5% (worst case 10%) in some cases. 

Are those new jobs high-paying?

I know Florida, Texas, and North Carolina are seeing huge growth but I don't really see myself moving to any of those states mainly because of the hurricanes/floods/and the heat in Texas.I'm assuming the problem I'm having is a result of the high insterest rates, housing shortage and affordability, but I'm wondering if it's like this everywhere right now?