The norm is 6 months needed to establish a distance from the original sale and the appraisal that came with it.  

Save that for established relationships after you're more comfortable with everything.

For a larger or established company they will want to be ahead of you in payment.

It feels a little bit like a gamble. 

This is how much you need to establish in consistent, passive income so you can leave your nine-to-five with confidence.

Typically, for single family homes it is ok to assign utilities to under the tenants name, I would get this established on the lease before your next tenant.

Once we get a sense of direction, we plan on scaling new builds since they are easier to sell and better to establish comps.

Have you identified a particular city within in Ohio and have you clearly established your objectivse and criteria?

Get to know the established investors verses the wanna bees.#2: Read everything you can and ask the establishes investors what they read and who has a worthwhile course.From my viewpoint there are too many gurus selling recycled information something they learned from someone else.

Also, establish the HELOC, have it in place, but don't draw on it until you decide what to do regarding relocating.