My goal is to find one that will allow me to automate this process as much as possible.

Paid cash for the purchase, and then financed into a HELOC to pull most of my funds back out and have access to the remainder if needed.

I don't think you need someone who is highly real estate focused just yet as the situation you describe above is pretty strait forward.

Are you purchasing or refinancing a property within the next six months?
If you have your down payment ready and are looking into commercial real estate, long-term rentals, short-term rentals, fix and flips, house ha...

There are 7 material participation tests and these are the 3 most common for real estate investors AND you need to meet one of them: Spend more than 500 hours on your rental businessDo substantially everything for the rental businessSpend more than 100 hours on the activity and no one other individual spends more time than you doAnother way to offset non-passive income (e.g.

I think it is easier to find a deal if you are house hacking since your deal doesn't need to be a home run; it just needs to be better then the alternative (paying rent).

Fee simple lots provide greater flexibility than multifamily projects under one parcel.4) Kimberly Byrum - Lease-Up Rates by Asset Type:Garden Style Multifamily: 18 units per monthBTR Cottage Style: 12 units per monthBTR SFH Detached: 8 units per month5) John Jones (BBL Building) - Efficient and thoughtful design remains the best way to reduce costs.6) Tony Benge Margins are comparable between garden style multi-family & BTR, but BTR is in much higher demand.It was a great turnout, excited to see the BTR sector’s growth between now and next year’s event!

I don't know if I need a partner, investor, or just more patience...Any advice or help you may have is always appreciated!

And if you time it just right when your tenant lease comes due, or have a tenant that just needs the extra space, then it’s a win win since you dont have to have any vacancy. 

Thank you both so much!