He can afford to bring the mortgage current with his savings but can't afford to pay cash for the home and wanted to get a VA loan.

We got a 15 year mortgage, with 20% down, but we are currently on a plan to pay it off in about 5-6 years.We had talked about purchasing investment properties after we paid off our house, but I am wondering if we should start sooner.

I have heard that eventually it gets harder to obtain mortgages after 4 or 5 .

Hi,I'm very new to real estate but am very fascinated with active mortgage notes. 

You have to do an analysis of what the cash flow is taking into account - mortgage loan and rate, insurance, taxes (High in some parts of Texas) Vacancy, repairs, cost of processing applications, showing, writing up leases or paying property management to do it.   

My big concerns are some that most sellers have (the Due on Sale clause and what happens if the buyer fails to pay on the mortgage) but I'm also worried about any potential liability to me in terms of tenants that they put in the house.

I have mortgages on them and trying to figure out the way. 

Should I sell and just pay the taxes, or take out a second mortgage / get a heloc to free up the equity?

I was also thinking that I could purchase the 2 bedroom condo now, and if a correction took place in the next few years, I could double down and take advantage of the cheaper prices by purchasing a second property such as a duplex.If I purchase now (potentially the peak of the market), roughly how long might I be "stuck" in that property (in the case of a correction) before breaking even again?

Hi BP Members,Here is the situation I am in1) I own 4 properties ( i am the only one on the  mortgage and the title)- 3 rental and 1 primary.