More and more have moved to Portugal to take advantage of the golden visa and the great lifestyle at an affordable price.

Hi Christopher, I recently moved to bay area just about a year ago.

We've been purchasing from land flippers, so some of those wouldn't be concerns for these particular transactions, but definitely as we move up in the note investing world and start purchasing notes for actual houses, all that makes sense.

I would appreciate any insight, advice or tips anyone may have.

Hi ST King and Alana,We rent out our primary residence on both a short and mid-term basis in St Augustine as we have moved overseas. 

The main floor tenant just moved out so the building is vacant.

I'll need to make some renovations like finish my basement so I can make use of that as well and move laundry to a more central and convenient spot so it can be shared.

I also have credit cards that I can turn into cash, but the interest rate is an issue.I just don't know what the right move is to get that cash and keep that rate.Am I missing any other strategies or ways I can gain that capital at a cheaper rate? 

Spoke with two new PM's and will be moving over my properties to one of the two in the short term.  

I'm focusing on getting all the education I can right now, so feel free to share your #1 REI tip for newbies :) Outside of real estate, I work full time (remotely) in EdTech and enjoy hiking, gardening, and kayaking.