Say you purchased a property that makes $500 a month in May 2024, and now it's August 2024 and you want the lender to count that income--they'll count $6k, not just $1500, with no need to see your taxes.

We applied for a traditional cash out/refinance on the investment property but were denied because she's only been employed at one job for 1 year and 2 months (they wanted 2 years).

You also can be ready when you see someone post they need help to respond and offer your services.

Market in a MinuteEast Tennessee home sales declined 18.9% from the previous month, and decreased 9% from a year ago.The median sale price was $375,000 — up 7.58% from the previous year.Total housing inventory increased from the previous year – up 41% from a year ago.

If you need them, the money is there.Even if you get the house ready, how will you respond to maintenance requests or other issues when you are on the boat for a month at a time?

I current get $1,000/month for the single and based off local market expect to get $1,500/month for the other part of duplex (mortgage is $2,080/month after putting 20% down).

There is a lady named Marley Price, who has in recent months been reporting property in St Pete and is on a mission. 

There is a meetup for the CSRA in the Columbia County library each month where you can meet other investors.

I don't personally have any properties in Summerville, but I've run financing for a few investors in the last two months in the area and am happy to chat about what we're seeing. 

I've already bought the property because I was afraid of rising rates (got a 3.4% thank goodness because they're literally in the 7s now), but it's still costing me 1800/month before construction starts.