This reduces direct property management stress.3.

My wife and I have high paying jobs, so if I can at least break even (or even take a very small hit) I still think it would be worth rolling the dice on equity increasing a decent amount, as well as rent increasing over time.

Only future will tell if it was a right investment or not.I am Rao a newbie investor with small rental portfolio of single family homes in DFW area.

Ha Ha.Just tile it and having the tiles running the  other direction. 

I’m hoping I’ll either get a tip on what direction to look into or possibly even get connected with an investor. 

So, they would refinance your current mortgage and then provide the 95% LTV HELOC.In my situation with the option they gave me it doesn't seem to be far off from my current mortgage, I'm currently with rocket mortgage w/ a 2.8% ARM and to refi with Lower (in order to get access to the HELOC) the new interest rate would be 4.1.

Fortunately we had the financial position to be able to "leave them at the alter" and go a different direction, however most consumers may not be as fortunate or prepared.

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There are a ton of other small and large items as well. 

View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Hey everyone, 25 year old Orthopedic Surgery PA in Staten Island, NY, looking to garner my first investment in the world of real estate.