I am recently in the process of purchasing my second buy & hold home that has now been through 3 generations in my family and I am ecstatic to keep my family's legacy alive, but I want to know MORE!

In a survey conducted by CBRE (NYSE: CBRE), Dallas-Fort Worth ranked second in the Americas for real estate investor interest, attracting foreign and domestic investors.

Why not go to a second or third place?

Second guessing ourselves that may be we bit off more than what we can chew.  

Jeff Copeland there is a small amount there and I’m considering using it to reinvest in a second investment property.

Some contact me 6 to 9 months in advance before doing anything then to find the property when the search starts and close on something can be another 3 to 4 months.So if you have small reserves to start the second job might make sense or you do property management or tenant lease brokering in between sales for small pops of income.

Hi,I am considering obtaining a HELOC to purchase a second property (ideally for investment purposes).

I would have probably recommended you use home possible on that first purchase with conventional since HP allows for up to 95% LTV or 5% down up to a fourplex as a primary residence but it can only be used for your first property (cannot own or have interests in other real estate at the time of your closing).Now that you've purchased your first duplex house hack you can always use FHA or conventional on your second purchase. 

I just want to take a quick second too and say thank you to everyone on the forums and at Bigger Pockets.

Secondly, if it is a trained and certified service dog I highly doubt that it's going to ever attack anyone.