We invested cash and took on traditional investor loans.I uncovered that there was a bit of cash out financing going on to free up money for more houses.... essentially pulling out all the created appreciation profit, and leveraging it to buy more new homes.

Essentially its expected market price at resell.4) Take 70% of the ARV, subtract the cost of repairs, subtract a small Assignment Fee (your finders fee) for yourself.5) That number is now your MAX offer.

Essentially everyone that purchased last summer, when rates were at 7 year highs, should be looking into it.

They don't come up often, and when they do they go fast.Remember that Elk Grove is essentially a suburb of Sacramento, and what are suburbs full of?

You are essentially paying the same except depreciation allows you to keep more cash up front. 

Essentially, if you establish a relationship with a local bank, they might say "we're not going to count the rent as income, but we're also not going to count the investment property as debt because you are fully servicing it through the rental income."

With a recent change in insurance, we were told we would get a refund from one company, asked to pay the next, but will still be paying escrow monthly which means we will be paying double essentially this year for insurance on one property.I am leaning toward paying insurance and taxes myself. 

If you can find a strong, cash flowing property... you're essentially a commodities investor just like a metals investor is.

Essentially we treat each entity as a different property owner. 

Lastly, by using your heloc, you are essentially buying with 100% financing and highly leveraged properties are hard to cash flow in general.