It’s great that you’re ready to take the leap into real estate investing.

What process should I go through to make the process as smooth as possible?

Quote from @Bobby Burris: Here's a guide that describes what good cash flow looks like and how to analyze a property.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rental-property-cash-flow...Read a few books on real estate investing to learn the power of leverage.

But since I'm a newbie, I'll ask anyway and risk ridicule.The question centers around what goes on behind the scenes in  real estate investing. 1.

However, a big investment like real estate takes careful consideration.

Hello fellow real estate investors,I wanted to share some important information about the lead-based paint laws in Massachusetts.

I know that is a lot to ask for but I don't have anyone else that is a real estate pro or has any experience with multi unit analysis. 1.

I apologize if I wasn't clear on my question, I didn't really go into my plans for how I would invest as I didn't think it really pertained to my question, yes I know I should not purchase a rental using a HELOC and certainly that wasn't the plan.Whether it be a flip or brrrr, I would use some investment vehicle that would allow me to pay back the money.Roll into as when I purchase my next primary home, use the equity towards the house.The premise of my question was just is owning a home expensive enough now to where it'd be worth putting more money towards it when purchasing to lower payment/pay off quicker, or would it still be worth it to use all of that money towards other real estate. 

I've found that what I value most in regards to real estate investing are the people who know about actual home repair and can approach a sale from that perspective.

Some owned are inside ROTH IRA'S so I will never pay or owe ANY tax or capital gains on the profits.Some are 1000% tax free profit, before adding in the accumulated tax free rental income, If you finding better investments, I'd love to hear the details.I tried to use a financial calculator once, it just got real hot and burst into flames.