used to be quite active at courthouse steps.. but pretty much a non starter these days.I had lunch yesterday with one of the biggest buyers a total of 4 homes went to sale in the whole metro area..

I recently did this with my primary residence and put the whole balance on the HELOC. 

I have no problem with Section 8- i simply want a signed lease and tenant in.Also- i hear stories about how HUD takes a few months to start paying rent (they make you whole eventually).

Always make sure to run the numbers both as a house hack and also as a total rental property where you are renting the whole thing to make sure both work so you have an exit strategy.

Not sure if I want to do it yet, but hypothetically if at full price, would I have to put down the whole $32k, or what is a good way that I can free up some of my $$ to use for something else shortly after this deal went through?

If you give tenants options all you do is confuse them and you will never achieve the best result for yourself.

Can you achieve what you want with a conventional loan?

I was thinking of 1031 exchanging 20% of the proceeds from the sale (20% because that is how much of the house was rented) but am curious to know if I will owe capital gains tax on a portion of the remaining proceeds since I didn't occupy the whole house for 2 years.

In addition the real estate investment journey in flipping/whole tailing (no deals to date, still on the hunting mission, we’ll get there), my wife and I are considering moving out of our home (70% Ltv, been our homestead for >3yrs), getting rid of PMI to lower mortgage payment then renting it out as a positive cash flowing long term investment and buying/moving into a new home then rinse repeat in another 2 years.

I'm totally new to this whole investing thing and would love some feedback!