We need to earn money not keep spending it.  

Very New to the game i currently am about to rent out my primary home and purchase another property and hopefully keep moving up from there.

You may want to keep it long term to help build your portfolio.

Do you keep a log of your hours?

Your best bet may be to keep focused on your current investment and move into something else once your finances are a bit more stable.

:) As an investor, you have to have not 1 way of getting properties, not 2 ways… but more like 10 to 20 ways of getting off market homes (or better yet.. good deals). and keep in mind, that I am a realtor :) The name of the game is "options" You do want to have a great Realtor that you can bounce ideas and comps off of.

It also keeps the outside clean and keeps tenants from adding "yard art" to your rental. 

It’s just getting too expensive to keep going in California for myself, doesn’t make sense. 

So, a HELOC would keep your current rate in place and still allow to take cash out. 

I am interested in buying a condo or house near a New England ski resort, with the plan to rent it most of the time and while keeping a few weekends open each year for personal use.