We have about 60,000 left available on the HELOC, however, I wouldn't want to tap into anymore than about 40 of that, in order to leave a pretty significant buffer in the event that something goes sideways. 

To mandate in a basement lease that you must have the A/C on continuously to dehumidify the basement is like saying that you must leave the lights on at all times to scare away the roaches.

Anyhow, I cannot seem to get the numbers to work (even with a very low purchase price) in terms of getting a decent cashflow while not leaving any/much cash in the property.

I had a tragedy happen in one of my rentals this past week and I thought I would share what I have learned with everyone, in case you ever find yourself in the same situation what I have learned might be helpful. (The...

I figure that is enough to get the point across and also saying 30 years has become a kind of habit for me so I just leave it. 

I want to leave a large paid for portfolio to our kids, not a mountain of debt.

Are you comfortable leaving 10-15-20% in the deal?

My locks can also auto-lock after 30 seconds which tenants like so they dont have to worry about if they (or a visiting friend) forget to lock the house when leaving. 

VA allows you to do this with no money down (leaving those dollars for marketable improvements if you like, or another investment) at a great rate. 

I don't know your experience level in real estate so I'll leave it at that.