Majority of the properties on there are way more than what they are regularly selling for. 

If you can't get a zero-interest credit card, get a low-interest balance transfer card, put the replacement on your regular card, and then transfer it to the new card.How many times do you think he's googled "freon leak" or talked to his other tenant friends and reached the conclusion that you're just an awful, cheap landlord witholding what he's paying you for?

I don't even break even and want to sale the house.  

Not coincidentally, I consider that investor one of my mentors in this field.Let me break this down further.

We’re all real estate investors and are getting a nice return from those tax breaks!

I wonder why someone would choose a regular refinance over HELOs. 

With that said, if you use a low money down regular FHA or FHA 203k loan in order to purchase it will not take you long to get the money back that you put down once the property is performing for you.

I listened to podcasts while delivering pizzas, read books in the break room, and then tried to meet with investors in my area after work.

They will break down every repair that is required by the bank, and will also put together a list of any other work that falls within the budget. 

Are my neighbors who are renting the houses around me breaking the law by not having their properties categorized as non-homestead?