If anyone could provide some insight into where the best zip codes to invest would be and also any referrals to boots on the ground would be amazing!

A good sized closet.The IRC provides some other benefits as well.

For anyone new and Learning - anytime anyone says anything that insinuates a guarantee or provides a guarantee run as far away as possible

I have a "notebook" (that's basically a file folder, in Evernote) for different types of info I want to have access to later: lender info, referrals for service providers, property listings that I come across and want to check out later, websites that have demographic info... all sorts of things.

Now you enter a bridge loan that will provide 85% (with some exp and good credit) of the purchase and the 57k in escrow for rehab funds. 

I appreciate any insight and advice this community can provide.

Provides an option to convert to a fixed rate, which will be higher than the typical rates.

Did you provide the necessary notices to your tenant? 

@Ashley Collins , please provide a little more description of your house—#bed and #bath, style, fenced yard, square footage, and general location.

On the other hand, renting out your home could provide steady income to cover your mortgage and offer tax benefits, all while maintaining your current low mortgage rate.