@Brent Pearson pen fed is one if the better option for heloc.

Absolutely makes more sense to buy in the US.If you have the time, play the game and wait it out.No one knows where the fed is going with rates.

You don't need a real estate license but you must abide by fed, state, local laws.

Pest control- we put mouse bait out along the fence lines and under the units, mow excess weeds and grass.

Bandit sign grass roots style. $10k won't barely cover the excise tax of a WA sale over there. 

grass is not always greener.. nothing wrong with owning super stable valuable assets that just pay your mortgage.. the little bit of cash flow you might make wont make up for the risk by swapping your basically risk free stablized assets in one of the strongest markets in the country.

I became a broker after I quit my job in tech so I don't have to use Navy Fed and have access to about 30 different lenders instead of just one (themselves - Navy Fed).If you bought a home recently, you might qualify for an IRRRL if rates are at least 0.5% better than when you bought.

As we know the feds are talking about doing 2 more rate hikes this year.

I sure liked them a whole bunch better when rates were going more in a sideways direction, but the Fed has been stating that they will be aggressive in fighting inflation, so rates may continue to go up. 

We didn't make money on this deal since the market took a massive turn with the FED raising rates 3 times during our ownership (rates doubled in 4 months).