They should be bale to guide you more based on what you are looking for in the area. 

any pro forma that shows you 'cash flow' on day 1 or in month 1 or even year 1 is a joke.here's the bottom line. 

Again even if you have great credit as you start to add more credit cards, mortgages, auto loans to your credit you can also be viewed as "High risk" due to Excessive trade lines in credit or higher DTI - debt to income ratios. 

If you had to hire an attorney on your own to advise you on this stuff, that makes the self-managing rather expensive. 

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

having a HELOC to have an emergency line is smart since if you really need it in a crunch you could draw funds within 1-2 days or less in most cases.

Good luck on your journey!

Just acquired a property in a small North Texas very rural town. No building inspections or permits exist out there. The previous homeowner enclosed the back porch and was using it as a 3rd bedroom. By doing this the ...

U can do 100% if you want but you should have plenty of cash on hand as well. 

Hello @Bethany S Labrinos congrats on getting started on your real estate journey.