The ADA defines an “employer” as any person who is: Engaged in an industry affecting commerce;Employs 15 or more full-time employees each work day;For at least 20 or more calendar weeks in the year.

Increase value and maybe hold or refi out.

Here are my current options (beware, some of these may not make sense – this is my first time so I don’t know the difference between smart/stupid moves yet):A) Get property appraised and get a HELOC to use as a down payment for a property with FHA loan (2-4 Unit)B) Hope home value increases and sell when the equity >= a down payment on a 2-4 unitC) Remodel property and sell when the equity >= a down payment on a 2-4 unitD) Remodel property, Get property appraised and get a HELOC to use as a down payment for a property with FHA loan (2-4 Unit)E) Save money and wait until market rent >= cashflow, use HELOC/saved money as down payment for 2-4 unitI’m thinking option E is the wisest move but I want some other opinions to see if there's a faster way – any insight is helpful since I’m just learning.

With rates moving higher, it is likely that your rate will increase in the future.

It might benefit you to engage someone that understands real estate investing to be able to take advantage of these discounts, as well as use them to double check your work until to you grow to a point where it makes sense to outsource.

Hopefully something we can live in for a couple years and then turn into a rentalSingle family home w/ 2 bedrooms and over 1000+ sq/ft so we can add a 3rd bedroom to increase valueSingle family home w/ unfinished basement and separate entrance - we'd consider finishing the basement to create a downstairs apartmentAny takers?!

We bought a condo in Tacoma, WA in 2013 that has seen a significant increase in value.

A recession is nothing to fear , in fact it is a great opportunity to buy and increase your portfolio *if you are prepared

I've used LendingHome three times so far and they have been pretty good but some of their processes can be a little frustrating and some of their costs have increased lately - $200 draw fee (average is around $150) and their underwriting fee is $995.

Based on our research we believe that the 8 homes we walked through range in market value between $175,000 and $260,000 and would retain or increase value.