Research landlord-friendly states with lower property prices and strong rental demand, like Texas or the Midwest.

Negotiating seller concessions, networking with local investors, and learning property management skills have been key to finding deals with strong long-term potential.Good luck!

I'm sure you'll find strong connections on/through this forum.

Really about growing a strong portfolio of solid deals.Now that being said, if you are a high income earner, well qualified, and can't find reasonably good deals: (i) you can connect with a well connected real estate agent for off-market deals; (ii) you might do a very narrow cost-effective cold call or letter writing.

Strong performance so far.

If you have strong income and savings then you can argue you'd be OK  but I would just use those savings as the down payment not the HELOC

I strongly recommend against people buying real estate with zero money.

@Robert BishopTo prepare for your first real estate investment, build a strong financial foundation with a credit score of 700+ and an emergency fund.

In 2016, we returned to KC and purchased our primary home in Liberty using a Doctor’s loan.In 2020, we developed a strong interest in real estate investing.

You'll need one when you move so identify one early to tell you how strong an area is for rentals.