Hi @Lance Bradley, leverage is a tool indeed, and like all tools they can powerful when used correctly and dangerous when used incorrectly.You can certainly do "more" with leverage than without it, and cash is "cheap" right now, but I'd caution you against running headlong into a situation that many run into on this line of logic.  

There is also a Maryland-wide lead inspection that is required for any property built before 1978, but that applies anywhere in MD, not just Baltimore.There is a very active investor community in Baltimore that I've found invaluable (especially as an outsider trying to learn the city).

So you learn when you have to move lawn mowers and grills and tools etc. off the lowest level. 

Your job sits where the new purchase is owner occupied, you have a lease and deposit for the old house, you are going up in value. 

If you have any SFR that have increased in value you might see how much you can pull out of each one to take on a project larger than SFR. 

The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

The interest rate reduction is a great tool to use when refinancing out of a VA loan.

This is a great forum with very knowledgeable members that will help to guide you in the right direction.The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

I used it as a tool to lower the price with the Seller under the loan contingency clause. 

My goal is to use my shoe business as a tool to build a substantial real estate portfolio and while I'm waiting for those two years of tax returns, I've been reading real estate and business books, listening to dozens of episodes of the podcast, and (in an admittedly rudimentary way) analyzing as many deals as I can per day.