They'll typically leave behind mattresses, couches, broken furniture, rotten food, etc.

Anchor I leave in the wall and paint over them. 

Main goal of All In One heloc or 1st Lien Position Heloc:  Lower your daily average balance.Main Drawback: Rates are substantially higher than 60% of current 1st mortgage balances.If you are mostly living paycheck to paycheck and your money leaves your account as soon as it comes in to pay bills, this is not for you. 

This is where I started as well, and then about 5 years later I was able to leave my W2.

I'll leave it at that for now but if theres anything I missed, questions about our approach to building our portfolio, or questions on construction I'd love to hear itThanks!

Ensure you have an itemized invoice from the cleaner, which can help justify the deduction.Reasonable Deductions: Long-term tenants often leave normal wear and tear, so I recommend being lenient on minor issues.

Is your goal to use being an agent for your own personal investments or actively try and grow your agent business to eventually leave your W2?

However, if you can acquire using private money, renovate and then refi, you could be in a better equity situation and leave less money in the deal. 

I’m also open to exploring short-term rentals, private lending, or passive investing in funds—anything that maximizes returns while keeping risk and time commitments manageable.For context, I’d consider leaving my job if this could become a full-time venture that surpasses my current compensation (low-mid six figures).

I believe if you change jobs or leave that job, you have to pay that loan back or else it counts as a distribution.