It's difficult navigating the home purchase process in general, but a lot of more difficult buying something with costly surprises you didn't plan for. 

Bring a lot of extra cash and underwrite the exit conservatively.

Buying at the right time in the POPs, when the neighborhoods are still rough, will give you outsized appreciation.

I only recommend using a HELOC for scenarios where you'd be able to pay it back within a year.Alternatively, you can just buy another investment property with lower down payment, which is a better interest rate than anything you'll get on a 2nd lien HELOC/HELOAN. 

If you find a place where the numbers make sense, buy it.  

If you read what I said, I apologized if I assumed you weren't a HML and you were.My answer is still the same, there's nothing in the deal but problems for the buying from year 3 and beyond....and if you think I was lecturing you, you have a very thin skin. 

Sell house and buy a cheaper house all cash avoid the current high interest rate.

I am considering investing in Ohio, based on successful investments by friends but am open to other areas provided the fundamentals make sense.I look forward to connecting with fellow investors, real estate agents, and property managers to share insights and identify promising opportunities.Thanks,Julien Hello, I know many investors from Belgium that have and continue to buy in the Cleveland markets. 

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BiggerPockets also has a calculator you can use to analyze deals and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.