They have more skin in the game then you do.Make sure you get clear title.

I am looking for information to help me learn about buying homes from online auctions.

I've found that online reviews are almost always going to be skewed very negatively.

Real estate is a long game, if you want to get rich quick your going to have to look at something with far more risk.

As far as end game goes, I would like to scale my assets to pull in more passive income by leveraging what I have into more and higher cash flow properties.

Here are two quick and dirty ways: for the lowest interest rate get a HELOC on your home.Since it's a 5 unit you're facing commercial rates and are playing in the big leagues of financing which means you need a seasoned entity combined with personal guarantee for the lowest possible interest rate.You can buy a seasoned entity online (make sure it's in the same state) that has a 80 or higher credit score, move the entity to the property address, change all the credit lines to the new address, transfer the property into it, and get your credit score to 720+.Apply for a commercial loan if you don't want to go the HELOC route.

Then use this as a basis for financing, and run the numbers yourself online with a mortgage calculator.Then of other expenses, talk to other investors in your area, get a sense of what they spend managing properties.

In my opinion, if you are into the buy and hold game, it is best to go for option 2 straight away.Option 1 takes considering more effort than option 2.

@Olivia Umoren contact a good mortgage broker to help you get a long and short term game plan in place.

They have more skin in the game then you do.Make sure you get clear title.