Also those websites are decent for gathering home values as well; just know that they won't be accurate on each individual home, but overall they'll give you some good information. 

Decide which kind of investor you want to be (SFR, Commercial, Land, Tax Liens, Passive, HML, Multi-Family, Notes, Fix & Flip, Buy & Hold, “Subject To”, apartments, duplexes, assisted living, REOs, Foreclosures, Short Sales), etc.

Shoot me a response or a message if you are looking for any assistance in your endeavors!

Hi @Devin Radford, give me a call and let's see if I can be of assistance.

Now that, coupled with appreciation, might be a strategy in itself for high income individuals, but if that's not a large percentage of landlords, ...like I said, expect a sell wave at the smallest sign of economy trouble or appreciation slowdown.6.

Perhaps that can assist you out of debt and get you on the right track to find equity-based investments without putting yourself in more risk. 

These are business purpose loans, not consumer credit.You didn't mention your relationship with this individual or their experience.

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What is also helping in our area are [private] investments in down-payment assistance programs.

I have a question regarding assistance animals under the Fair Housing Act.