But if you lay out your plan to the owner over the phone, it's very hard to get a "yes" because trust is developed with a face to face meeting.Trust can be established by talking about your past record (as an investor) but also if you have something positive about yourself (profession - real estate agent, nurse, teacher, fireman, doctor - any profession that can give you some added credentials).#4 Owner vs.

I think I will plan to do this hopefully in a year or so.

@Olga DaiselI think we are lacking some key details of your plan.

We just acquired an existing duplex in Fort Lauderdale and planning on tearing it down and build a new duplex instead.

Hey there is someone in the house, maybe I should knock on the door and ask them a few questions...like are they planning to sell the tennis court? 

What to do with the equity in this property will depend on what your personal finance plan says about your asset allocation. 

I was told by another investor that I will run into a seasoning problem, but i don't see how if i don't plan on refinancing.

I'm in the market for entity config and tax planning/prep.

I plan to use a HELOC but would be interested in the thoughts of others in BPs on this approach or recommendations if there are other ways to financing that I should consider.

I still have a way to go before I am at a point where I can invest, but my plan is to sort that out within a year or so.