Buying rental properties is investing in a business and a place to make your money and time work for you.

The only thing you need is experience a model, and a team.  

Conventional financing requires that you have a SSN, Permanent Residency in the US, and a US credit score. 

Usually there is one owner and a property manager.   

A lot of investors who succeed in EC know the tenant base very well and a lot of them self manage.

Augusta indeed offers great potential with a strong rental market driven by factors such as population growth and a stable job market.

And a pro forma vs. end of year actuals are very, very different.

A little more info, I am doing a full cosmetic rehab on one of the units and a lighter one on the other but I am assuming if I am going to split the utilities I should do that prior to any rehab. 

The six month cd isn’t the point my understanding is that I can’t just take out the HELOC, I need to actually use the money for my plan to work and a short term CD seemed safe and reasonable 

I would recommend calling the city building dept, they are easy to get in touch with and a lot more helpful than other municipalities in the area.