Renting always sounded like throwing money away to me.

Obviously RE had a good run since 2011 but it's better to start now than never and it is hard to time markets, you just can't throw darts and expect to hit jackpots.  

It's not worth risking your borrowing ability to throw money at what is essentially gambling.

"Will tenants throw a rent strike and not pay?"

Not unless they’re throwing in free management fir the year. 

If you have a specific question regarding the topic after you have thoroughly researched it, throw it up on here and someone will definitely help ya out.Please, feel free to reach out to me anytime if you have questions or just want to chat!

It's a great target audience and I think I will add this to my tool box!

By continuing to add to my portfolio, in ten years I can see I could have a nice portfolio throwing off cash thanks to tenants, appreciation, and inflation AND low long term mortgage rates.

You have to be committed to it and, crucially, have extra money to throw at the HELOC each month.Is this for a primary residence or investment property?

However, as we live in the real world, investments don't always wrap up with a fairytale ending.Any investor worth their weight (even someone as inexperienced as me) knows that while projects are budgeted to include unforeseen expenses, hidden/unpredictable cost can throw your numbers into a never ending pit of despair.