I would not use a property manager to manage a rehab unless they had experience running flips & rehabs.

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I am a Real Property Appraiser 2 at my county tax office I am a long time listener of the podcast.

Rental 1 - Cash flow Breakeven - rate 3.875% - 20-25% equity (not looking to refi)Rental 2 - Looses about a few hundred a month - rate 9% looking to refinance soon to 6.9% but debating on waiting until rates drop further - 5-8% equityPrimary - currently at 7.25% waiting to refi to 5.5-6% - about 5-10% EquityMy current net worth breakdown is approximately...Real estate 39%Cash reserves 7.5%Brokerage 30%Retirement 17.5%Other 6%

I want to buy a new private home and use my current primary residence equity (plus some cash) to buy a new primary house cash and then sell the old one.
So, I am looking for a HELOC with little to no closing costs, a...

FB and virtual RE groups are a great resource for networking with other local real estate professionals.

You may want to research now how the country taxes different types of investments(Equity, bonds, real estate, etc)That can tell you potentially what investments to have.The issue with potentially becoming a US citizen is that they will tax you on worldwide income.Therefore, if you get the citizenship and move out of the US, you may want to see if you would be exposed to US taxes, whether you will want to move back to the US and if you want to renounce your US citizenship.I agree that if you are not sure of living in the US, you may want to avoid doing items such as having a large balance in a retirement account that may be considered taxable by another country when you retire.Best of luck

Investment Info:Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

I take a few real estate classes and pay memberships to a few real estate groups, can I write them off only if I have an LLC, or can I do it personally?

Hi Kathryn,It sounds like you’re on an exciting journey with your real estate investments!