Today, I saw one of the dogs on the deck. (1) She wouldn't have been approved had we been included in the vetting process, but we don't want to evict her (unless she stops paying rent). (2) I do not like pit bulls and these dogs are pit bulls (not interested in discussing pit bulls or any dog breeds for that matter).What would YOU do in this situation?

I've kinda gotten the vibe from the tenants that they are happy with the current situation and probably wouldn't like a 3rd person but I haven't asked them flat out.

Basically, the typical," you don't know what you don't know", situation.

I'm in a unique situation (like everyone else).

In our situation, we ended up getting orders to Europe so we kept our property/VA loan and rented it out.

I am having troubles on figuring out how to effectively execute a HELOC strategy for house repairs and for future investing.heres My thoughtsCurrent situation: have an excellent rate on a mortgage at 3.625%.

@Joe Villeneuve I disagree discounted cash flow analysis doesn’t assume the owner is paying the money and is definitely valid in this situation and can factor in the complexities such as refinancing a 15 year loan to pull out equity or buying more properties.

I want to have more control over my situation, and take things into my own hands. 

We also confirmed with our mortgage broker that there is no penalty for paying down the new mortgage early, which we may do once we can assess our financial situation after closing on the Brooklyn condo.

With my tax situation (higher end of the bracket)  even though properties don't cash flow the calculated returns on the bbt.com investment property calc seem good (considering depreciation) would any of ththe pros ever invest in this scenario knowing that they can cover the negative cash flow.Thanks