Would you forecast that there will be some big discounts on these in a few years as people realize that they cant afford to hold onto themthank you!

I got a reasonable discount on the purchase price, and it has made me a good amount of money over the years.

That was a substantial discount compared to my friends who were paying 2k+.

You can get houses at huge discounts and it is a great time to buy for appreciation.

If you're looking to get into STRs, you need @Avery Carl's book, Short Term Rental, Long Term Wealth, published by BP. 

You don't always have to incentivize a tenant with a discount to get the tenant to stay, nor keep rents stagnant, but it is good to be aware of the business impact with respect to cost too.

I'm unsure if you would be able to combine both loans given that the HELOC is tied to a different property than the one you got traditional financing on.A work around is if you are able to purchase the new property with the HELOC at a significant enough discount, bring the property value up via renovations or additions, then refinance the property, pulling out enough money to repay the HELOC. 

My number 1 tip would be to go off market and find owner that wants to sell at a discount / prefers speed and convenience. 

., costly to maintain), they may be open to a discounted or creative arrangement.2.

These marketers would have the novice investor believe that the narrow focused “education” they provide combined with the “holy grail” formula (wholesaling, subject to, flipping, lease option, discounted note purchase, etc.) is most, if not all, anyone needs to become “independent” and successful, usually by month 12.