As my husband and I are running numbers and trying to decide on our first purchase, we wondered the opinion of others.  We are 50, using a heloc to get started.  Our goals is to brrrr , with our hope to have very litt...

Also, how would one to start this process.

Of course I'll be the one doing most of the work on the property, unless theres something huge I can't do on my own, then I'll hire someone else to do it.

The whole process was smooth, and the team was professional and efficient.

Was the total time 6 months for the entire process?

If you want cashflow you have to put a bunch up front either in down payment or by doing a fixer upper, airbnb route will speed that process up for you too if you do it right.

You will build a huge network that will help you more than you can imagine.

You will have a huge advantage with your construction background.

Easier to make the sacrifice now and ‘share’ space rather than have a SFH and go the other way (imo)  This unit we’re currently in will pay a huge portion of our next mortgage while the other two float this property’s mortgage and expenses (not true for every house / we’re in a great area and bought preCOVID). 

Don't rush, but learn the process to be calculated in all your movements.