Youll find lots of useful, priceless tools, relationships & friendships.

House hacking is an amazing tool with the VA loan and I really wish more people looked at it.

I was roughing it (see my bedroom below) but I was pretty excited to be in the house and even more motivated to complete it.Screen Shot 2017-12-15 at 6.49.24 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 6.48.46 AMScreen Shot 2017-12-15 at 6.49.11 AMAbout a week after moving-in to my house project, the home was burglarized and I lost all tools, clothes, personal possessions, electronics, passport, SS cards, etc…everything.

Make contact with a private money broker who works with at least 5 lenders, not a captive one.10 Get a CRM.. you can get hubspot and a few others free or cheap to start.

@Dennis M.Wow...best replies I have read in a longtime...2000% accurate...this guy has unfortunately jumped on the BRRRR multifamily long distance bandwagon....and the wheels are falling off....I fear we will see MANY of these posts in the coming 12 months as people start seeing the numbers really dont work as those webinars so easily declared.... yup BRRR while a nice tool for your tool box but trying to do it remotely is hugely risky. 

I find that this is good bargaining tool if issues arise and helps reduce risk.

The treat of eviction is a powerful tool to force late fee payments.

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.If you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

@Benjamin Manibog the HELOC is one of the best tools we have in our arsenal.

Too many tools out there to help.