.- no title seasoning on cash out refinances unlike FHA which has 12 months of title seasoning after purchase before you can use market value value or conventional which requires 6 months after acquisition (this applies to CO refinances where you used financing initially to purchase not DFE or delayed financing exception which is an all cash purchase and there is no lien/deed recorded on the property at the time of close), This becomes very handy for  creative RE entrepreneur once you learn how to force equity through adding value to properties you can use VA's no title seasoning advantage to increase the speed at which you move from deal to deal quicker than Conv/FHA- no self sufficiency rule when owner occupying 3-4 unit properties which FHA has (a rule that makes buying 3-4 unit FHA properties in high cost areas nearly impossible) so this a huge plus- use of rental income or other peoples income (OPI) to help you qualify on your 2-4 unit VA purchase (FHA and Conv does allow this too)There's a lot more you can do to optimize your mortgage planning from an investors perspective.With the introduction of the 2018 Tax Cuts, you can structure your taxes strategically to not only greatly reduce the tax impact but also remain bankable to most money sources.

When this is done, the cash flow off the building will more than cover my housing expenses.One final observation - if you think it is going to take you time to watch the markets before making a decision, consider becoming a lender over the short run (either by investing in hard money loans or re-performing notes).

I'd be happy to function as broker on any acquisition you're considering, but my management is swamped right now- we have more work than we can handle as far out as we can see.

All different flavors of ice cream out there.I have seen some buy to hold and said they would never sell but they had a compelling reason like an offer that came in (knocked their socks off) it was so good or they wanted to recapitalize for more existing property acquisitions or new development projects.If you study business it is mainly about PERCEPTION and MARKETING.

I’ve been listening to the podcasts for about 6 months now and I finally feel that I’m at a place where I want to take my first steps towards purchasing a property.

Finally if you wanted to, leverage Baltimore home to pull cash out and buy a 3rd investment property.

I'm not in WY, but had the pleasure of visiting your fine state this summer and finally meeting my colleague and friend, @Jerry W  A more stand-up guy couldn't be on here with you. 

My plan is to [airbnb] hack the master suite in the very nice home I currently own until my unfortunate (but necessary) divorce is final, and the home is sold, at which point I will have the capital to start phase 2 of my plan.Phase 2 is to purchase, refurb (and hack) a multifamily home in Sacramento with as much leverage as possible as long as the numbers still work.

What is your final, final plan for the end of days, the abandonment of the Covenant, the awakening of Cthulhu, the approach of Nibiru.

I finally found the IRS documentation for this.