Also, you are offering way too much, not sold for a year, ok it has issues. 

HELOCs are great for quick cash needed, and ones where you'll pay down the balance relatively quickly (think 0-12 months).

Meet as many people as possible, be genuine in friendships, and be eager to help with anything real estate related to learn and become an expert.  

I’m consistently between the Seattle WA area (also very expensive) and the San Diego area but open to better markets for investing.Hey Anais, totally can relate with you being from an expensive real estate market - I moved to Columbus a few years ago (from Portland, Oregon which was super expensive) to become a full time real estate investor, and ever since, I've completed quite a lot of BRRRRs, flips, and own a successful rental portfolio here in Columbus Ohio.

Hi, relatively-new investor here with a couple single-family homes looking to move into a my first multi-family property.

With the help of my local partners, I found solutions to these three issues that I’m going to use in my own development.

any legal issues I should know about?

@Deonte Hill-  thanks ...trust your instinct ....yes - massive red flag . unless you have unlimited cash to  address  unlimited issues - be wary 

Buying as a primary allows you to put as little as 3.5% to 5% down.If you do have any issues with the business down the road you can always use a DSCR program which allows investors to buy an property without having to show income or employment.

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