You can use that equity to scale whether you rent it or not. 

We focused on where we went wrong with the first couple of homes we purchased.

Purchase price: $376,613 Moved to Orange Park, Florida, from Delaware three years ago, choosing this home as the perfect place to settle and grow.

Asset sold was mainly transfer of client list and contracts.Does it make sense for me to seek out a note purchaser?

Quote from @Matt Wan: Can I purchase a property using a traditional mortgage without being physically present for any part of the process?

Help him purchase another home Subject to that existing mortgage. 

Based on purchase TODAY, 7.5% mortgage rate, 25% down, normal rents, what would it come out end of day as.

I am looking to purchase an extended stay hotel.

The family purchased a lakefront property in a nice area three years ago but then ran into a series of issues, and have abandoned the place because of them.They are hoping the bank allows a short sale (asking for roughly $20,000 under what is owed)Here's what's made them so unhappy:Anytime they used the laundry it was dumping into a dry well, which would back up into the house forcing them to take their laundry to a laundromat instead!!

When running your numbers, if purchasing a home that isn't new construction and less than $1MM, I would estimate 1% - 1.2% of the purchase price as your annual insurance premium.