HELOC's are great tools.

Since the property doesn't cash flow, what kind of metrics / analysis / tools do I use to guage appreciation potential?

They should have tools and knowledge on how to analyze the performance and potential of a property.5.

Don't be the first-time investor (like I was) who quickly bought a decent deal, only to find a MUCH better deal 3 weeks later, but be forced to pass on it because my capital was tied-up.I want to share my favorite tool for modeling real estate deals - I found it through the BiggerPockets podcast.

None of these guys have real trim carpentry experience or are willing to travel and operate with the right tools for it, so when they put the trim back it often looks like a monkey did it.All that being said, I'm in no-hurricane western PA.

Doesn't matter if they are in an A+ or C- area... some idiot will see an empty house and bust in thinking that you left your tools inside that they can take the pawn shop.

Real Estate is a very profession, and a wealth building tool.

LLCs are excellent asset protection tools that have their place.Now YOU can argue that in YOUR specific situation, YOU decided that you can live with the risks of using only an umbrella policy.

You're already working on the network piece (Keep going), and you can get valuable knowledge from relatively inexpensive books from well-vetted sources.

Now you have a lot more flexibility, at least for solo purchase and probably for moreThere are probably more sophisticated tools but I don’t know them :)Good luck