Wishing you success. 

Has anyone had real success with them.

There is a lot more to becoming a successful flipper that goes far beyond simply throwing on a new coat of paint and making a house look pretty. 

@Adam NobleI would disagree that you need to buy cash to be successful in Cleveland.

I want to achieve financial freedom and retire early by owning rental property and doing flips.  

What you are currently doing is good homework to be successful later.

Hello All: I have been working successfully in residential real estate and am ready to buy my first rental property.

Since I will be moving in 2 years, I'm already planning on increasing the value of my primary residence through forced appreciation and hopefully rent it out over what I'm paying monthly for mortgage payments.I'm exploring the idea of using home equity loans and HELOCs to pay for my next house, but I'm interested in hearing what methods other military members have had success with.

If you get someone to sublet to you and then you build a successful VRBO or Airbnb what's to stop the owner from raising your rates at lease renewal or not renewing your lease and doing the same thing your doing?

But is that occupancy achievable?