I am looking into purchasing a second (vacation) home and would love to hear your thought on the pros and cons of going a conventional 30-year second mortgage vs. using a HELOC or Home Equity Loan on my Primary Residence to purchase the second home outright. 

Honestly, being very realistic, you do most of the time in the beginning have to do some initial discounting.

I’ve read in books of people getting past having to live in the property they own so they can rent all units year one of ownership(living on the property with an rv). Are there other more creative ways to start cash f...

Not able to move (at least for a while) due to my job.Looking to use savings that would’ve been for a primary residence down payment to invest in rental property out of state.Would love to make connections, hear thoughts on good markets to look into, strategies to maximize return, etc. 

Current situation I have a primary residence in MA and a SFH home LTR in Akron currently on a 1 year lease.

Honestly, it seems like you’ve got more skin in the game than I do since I’m just getting started as a bird dog, but I really admire your approach.I think your focus on tax-efficient strategies and building a reliable team is spot on.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Honestly, I've given up on finding cashflow anywhere close to the city due to rates and prices, BUT some other opportunities you may want to consider are:Live in flip - mentioned earlier in this thread, always a solid option in any market.Condo conversions - good money to be made from this and since they're a little trickier than a traditional flip there tends to be more inventory available that would allow for a profit.ADUs - come February 2nd, ADUs are allowed BY RIGHT on any SF property in the state, owner occupied or not.

I reside in FL, so I would like to purchase in neighboring states if possible, but I heard Ohio is a great market.   

I don’t know how easy it would be for you to contact every resident and ask that nobody use any water at a certain time for 10 minutes.