I’m pretty involved in the construction process, and have been working in the trades for a number of years, i personally don’t like the feeling/anxiety of not being able to be on the job site daily and trusting someone else to deal with aspects of the job.

Two Family was on our daily traveled road on which we had also looked at other two-family and 4-family but did not buy.

I have a stable W-2 that allows me to gain phenomenal skills daily that I can leverage toward REI, I make pretty decent money, and I'm happier.

The HELOC will calculate interest different based on a daily balance as opposed to a 30 year amortization schedule in a refi.   

But for each area repairs and capex are a different amount, for example, I live in great lakes so there is a lot of snow and moisture.

I'm a recently transitioned Navy veteran of about 10 years, and looking to do some real estate investing to replace my daily 9-5.

I deal with ultra high net worth individuals on a daily basis buying large multifamily and also commercial retail NNN and retail strip centers etc.

Not one of the doctors I have seen had time to actually review my daily routines.

Listen to podcasts and learn from experienced investors, read daily.

Traffic counts daily like to see minimum 20,000 to 25,000 or more for most properties.