So your lease is not top rated national tenant like a Starbucks, but more likely a local person, just about like 80% of the other businesses in your town that have franchises.I'm sure it is seasonal....not sure if anyone does this, but might think about their sales numbers....charge more rent in the summer months and less in the winter....perhaps depending on lease start date. 

@Andre TaylorI strongly believe you did it the right way.... sadly all the finical institutions requirements are different... some banks require a seasoning period and others do not... some banks allow multiple properties under one loan others don’t.... only thing I’d suggest is doing your homework on your local banks and their requirements and save that info somewhere.

With my previous job, lenders were contacting me to buy house, and ultimately I got pre-approved by 3 different lending institutions and I set up to find a 'house hack'.

BP Nation, I am curious to get your feedback.

If you keep it, is a national fitness operator looking to come into that market? 

Anyone know an institution that will allow a HELOC on an investment property that already has a mortgage? 

Our property is a duplex in National City CA.

Investing requires education, but not the institutional education that you have been doing.

Looking for a lot of help and advice so thanks in advance for anything you guys are able to share.Essentially to sum up I am a foreign national looking to understand how this impacts my ability to leverage?   

Thank @Olena McCormick & @Justin R.We currently live in Maryland but the property is located in National City.