Great place to purchase rental properties and rehab.15th largest city in the country with tons of employment opportunities.

Avoid 100% occupied.Population: Net influx of population in the metro area over the past 20 yearsEmployment: At least 3 major diverse employers within a 20-mile radiusCap Rate: We don't buy on cap rate, since we are looking for upside post value-add. 

They have more of a "consultant," or self-employed mindset.- When you post directly in the country you're seeking help from, most people responding are just looking for steady work; "E" quadrant. - They can keep more of the pay you give them (we pay via PayPal). - Caveat to all this is that, you still have to have a filtering process; [i.e. test them on various tasks required for the job, have instructional videos so once hired, they can just watch the video(s), have bonus structure to incentivize, etc]

. -- 100% of it flows through to Line 17 of your 1040 as income as soon as your S-Corp earns it.The decision on how much to pay yourself only serves to determine how much of the income you pay self-employment taxes on and how much is a distribution not subject to self-employment taxes.  

What are the advantages/disadvantages of a HELOC vs business credit cards with 0 interest for employing BRRRR for growing RE portfolio?

If so, below are general considerations: If you are self-employed with no full-time w-2 employees, you can set up a Solo 401k & rollover funds from a non-Roth IRA as a tax-free direct rollover and then invest in real estate.Solo 401k vs.

(I personally don't want to be stuck in a car for 2 hours a day)  If you're self-employed or can work from home, all the better.

Question: With my employment status, and financial position, what options do I have?

I'd look at population growth, economic drivers, diversity of employment, landlord friendliness, etc. 

My wife and I are going to be moving to SD from LA next year, employing our strategy.