When you analyze a market properly (1% Rules aren't properly), you're analyzing all the properties in that market at the same time.It's even more dangerous for newbies to use any Rule of thumb.Rules of thumb are nothing but shortcuts, which seems to be the growing method of doing anything now. 

They don't even sell courses.So, Licensing Experts definitely aren't a guru. 

@Venecia BaezIf you can invest locally do that if not look elsewhere. 9 times out of 10 when people are stuck and unable to take action I usually see people worrying about things that either won't happen or aren't an issue.

The TREC promulgated forms are only authorized for licensed real estate agents.

It's not a fair partnership if you the tap the equity of their property to use together if you aren't brining any capital to the table.

When you are comparing a condo to a SFH there aren't many pros but there are a lot of cons.

Code § 1701j–3 - Preemption of due-on-sale prohibitions(1)the term “due-on-sale clause” means a contract provision which authorizes a lender, at its option, to declare due and payable sums secured by the lender’s security instrument if all or any part of the property, or an interest therein, securing the real property loan is sold or transferred without the lender’s prior written consent; 

Originally posted by @David Dachtera:@Eric Jones,HELOCs aren't amortized - they're revolving credit.

As anything will have to be authorized before the sheriff does it.

Typically you aren't buying a fixer upper with a conventional loan.