Tip #1 - no such thing as one perfect market There is lots of data on Bigger Pockets and MTR experts that have released rankings of top cities for next year, but remember it's not just about the purchase-- it's also about the operation.

Like maybe I could pull enough out from heloc on primary residence to pay off debt and then rent out my primary and use the extra cash to payoff heloc and then do another heloc once the original one is paid off.

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it!

Finally, of the extra $200k, how much are you putting into operating reserves? 

Here's a link to the data:  https://mred.stats.10kresearch.com/infoserv/s-v1/vwxD-yIT2.

All it does is it aggregates information available on the Internet plus data fed into it by its "trainers."

(I’m ignoring any extra cap-x because you said it was a condo, but you’d also add any major cap-x to cost basis).

//End extra detailsI say all that to illustrate how much he seems to thrive on conflict. 

You can use client data to support your work as an investor-friendly agent without making it a pitch.

I'm one of the landlords that mostly uses the credit/criminal checks as a data point to see if they were honest with me prior more than anything.