Account Closed I'm new to this game and have basically zero experience, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night so....I've been doing a bunch of research on the long term population and economic trends of all the major metro areas and I have to say that Raleigh's profile is stellar.

Basically learning how to find what makes a property valuable. :) Can I be included in the group .

@Bryan Thomas IF properly maintained, slate lasts a long time...it's stone...the one thing to be aware of is that slate roofs are not "decked"...they use a series of wooden slats that the slate basically rests on.

If you can reduce the Heloc payment with own capital etc you increase your cash flow even more, but remember if you are using 100% Heloc you are basically buying this house with none of your own money, so your ROI is infinite.  

It will familiarize you with the basic terminology and benefits.

The basic necessity's.

Electrical needs complete replacement (wiring, electrical box) but the house has newer roof and appliances (heating and water heater are recent), and the plumbing looks recent, which is all surprising given the state of the rest of the house...It's basically a roof and a brick frame with appliances.

It will familiarize you with the basic terminology and benefits.

What are basic questions and answers I need to have or expect.

@M Falcon we traditionally only do a set interest rate, but if you did do a %, basically, whatever their investment is as a % of the entire cost of the project (purchase, holding, rehab, misc, tax, etc) should be their ownership of the deal.