Normally they're set up to take a lot of your money and sell you some kind of monthly software subscription.Search google for a white paper on tax lien/deed investing in your state. 

Thanks for the heads up!

Did it lead to more damage to the furniture/property and end up lowering your ROI?

Could anyone give me any estimates of expenses and cash flow based on experience? 

He has acquired the land, gotten the permitting, has construction financing lined up but needs ~20% cash equity / home.I know very little about his particular real estate market, and I've never built anything myself. 

My insurance company screwed up in insuring the property and are trying to cover it with their E&O policy.

just looking for best way to leverage for new house HELOC (10 years interest only payments) or a new mortgage on current rental- house smaller worth about 66% of house I looking at and don't want to sell current rental as tenant has been great and older house is situation in middle of 6 lots tear down and put up 3 houses eventually 

I would look for a multi-plex to buy - up to 4 units would qualify.

I focus on Columbus, Ohio, which has seen significant growth, especially with tech giants like Intel, Meta, Amazon, and Google setting up operations, driving up property prices and job opportunities.

Her credit score is good at 745 and frankly, we could pay off some zero interest credit card balances that would likely bring her score up near 800.