I have decided to invest in OKC and suburb.

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.

There are other ways to invest in real estate.

Has anyone found lenders (preferably credit unions or small local banks) that do HELOCs on investment properties, or are okay with a tax return that shows income generated occasionally on a 2nd home?

Investing in real estate with your own money and from a position of financial strength is, I believe, a far more rewarding experience than leveraging other people's money and being dependent on a positive outcome to keep you afloat. 

That advice was different from what I usually heard in the investment circle on Facebook, YouTube.

I would seek CPA advise on this if you want to make sure you are not taxed on the sale excess (boot).Good Investing...

Hello everyone!My wife and I purchased a home in the Seattle area back in 2018. It's a single family home that we were able to refi into a 3% interest rate. Since then we have moved out of the area and been renting it...

I know that California markets are so challenging to invest in for cash flow (which is what I am looking for as a new investor).

This is going to be highly dependent on the market you're investing in.I have 12-doors in Detroit, 1 of which I run as a STR.