That being said, the view of the Blue Ridge mountains is stunning, and the house is stunning as well.

looking at 355K all in, and then ARV of 500k; less than 1 full block to the ocean.

Hi, newbie here.For my first real estate investment, I am considering an existing STR that is for sale in Blue Ridge, GA.

Maybe use the same blue that you used on the cabinets in the bathroom.Just my 2 cents.

From my own research, I found Genisys Credit Union in Blue Bell, PA offers a 95% LTV HELOC. 

Love oceans.

I'd change the white to cream and the gray to blue, put in some flowering bushes where the grass is along with some bark. 

I’m currently an engineer in Huntsville, AL, so I’ll be targeting somewhat local stuff for now with one of my goals also being to get into some STR’s at some point (eyeing Blue Ridge or Gatlinburg).

I don't use leverage as a tool, I don't use the 1%, 2%, 50%, 10x or whatever rules, I don't use complicated online calculators, I don't run spreadsheets, I don't analyze every single detail, I don't buy a property with hopes it loses money so I can write off the loss, I don't classify real estate in A, B, C, D, E, F, G....I classify it as a property that makes me money...money I can then snowball with other rental money to buy more rentals...this extremely simple, non complicated method works VERY well and I encourage everyone to try it...lolExample: find a house on MLS that's listed for $50k in a descent blue collar area...offer $25k...repeat until offer accepted.

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