I have watched lot of YouTube video about using HELOC to payoff mortgage early.  

Burlington is my area of expertise and there definitely aren't a properties available under 200k (other than those needing $100k+ in reno) and there are some incoming STR regulations to watch out for. 

I wouldn’t just retire and just watch tv the rest of your life.

I've been interested in using my home as a short-term rental (STR) property so last week, after watching this video from James Carlson and Erin Spradlin, I called the Department of Planning and Zoning and spoke to the Director. 

@Alex Brandt This video should answer most of your questions regarding the legality behind wholesaling in Ohio https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Hello everyone, I’m looking for insurance for a home watch service I’m starting  in Florida.

@James Wise - Thank you for all the details and what to watch out for.

It's been my experience that there are no original ideas out there - and the very few ideas that are "original" quickly get what I would call clingons riding shirt tails (watch the movie "The Big Short" and you'll see exactly what I mean).If you're defining it as not following trends, I'm still not sure how that goes because people are into everything....you've got gold/silver bugs, you've got REIT investors, you got investors that follow master limited partnerships, you've got various aspects of real estate, etc., etc.Personally, I read and digest what other people have done/are doing.  

, have watched a few webinars, have read quite a few of the recommended REI books, and have a laundry list of others to read.

The one bedrooms may be a bit more difficult to rent out than the 2 br's due to demographics but I can't say I have personal experience with it.I will tell you that the Lackawanna building department was seemingly less-than-honest with @Alex Scott when he was under contract for a property down there and did not find out about citations until he hired a contracter to go in and investigate for him so watch out for that.Cheektowaga goes anywhere from (IMO) class C+ to class A neighborhoods so i cant address that specifically, and Amherst is highly sought after for rentals.