Hi Geetha,The NCREIA meetups in Raleigh and Charlotte are a fantastic choice—they attract real estate operators at every level, so you're definitely in the right place to build connections!

Purchase price: $260,000 Cash invested: $52,000 This gem of a condo caught my eye, despite the fact that I traditionally believed condos weren't as great an investment as single family homes.

Roth or traditional or combination.  

These are all people who, if given a choice, would rather keep their house than sell it.So, what’s happening?

You have lots of other choices in the free and paid space. 

But I guess some tenants may want to do that instead of putting a traditional large deposit down. 

If you live in the property for at least two years, you can sell it without paying ANY capital gains tax (unlike traditional flipping).We've done this a few times, but almost every time, we end up keeping the home as a rental.

All of these are factors in narrowing down your choice for starting.

We have LVP in some kitchen/bath areas and it is holding up well, but if you have a choice tile.The only caveat I can think of is aesthetically having all one floor is more pleasing than many room transitions.

Traditionally from what I have seen HELOCs are always interest only and usually variable.