It's not the data or the asset classes; it's you.You are often your biggest roadblock.Considering this and looking at your journey differently, you can break the stalemate.If you are new and want advice, you must be open to ALL advice, not just the kind that supports your first idea or asset class.

Stick to markets where you can set up strong support so you won’t need to be there in person much.

LOL, BP Support is shaking now

The ARV supports the juice, but I think either my "perfect world" has to be compromised, or a HELOC of some sort- if I can. 

My current salary supports my family comfortably (given that we live well below our means).

(I just don't see how a pitbull could offer more emotional support than a poodle or spaniel.)I'd encourage you to google HUD guidelines for Emotional Support Animals.

Print them off, study them, highlight them, make notes, read some blog posts, and understand the subject.The second document he links includes precise definitions and a guide for landlords to use for screening support animals.

I am nearby in Lake Oswego and would love to connect, swap resources and be (as my kiddos would say) "an emotional support buddy"!

Purchase price: $125,000 Cash invested: $50,000 I am currently looking for properties for a newly formed non-profit group that wants to supply affordable housing for disabled veterans in the San Antonio, TX, area.We are looking for SFH, Dups, Trips, or Quads to rehab and meet ADA standards for hold rentals for the disabled veteran community in SA.If you know of anyone looking to sell a property that might fit our criteria please reach out and give us some support for the disabled veterans community in SA.

All of us responding support churn for different reasons.