I love Cape Town and visit often as well as having very close South African friends so I have some context for it being a challenging time in the country.If you are looking into the crystal ball many years down the road I would suggest your focus should be on the southeast of the US away from the coast.  

Hope you are all well and nice to meet you alli was recommended by a mutual friend, to see if this forum can help us.We have properties in Poconos and are being aggressively harassed to get these short term rental permits and take the properties off of AirBnb till they re fully compliant.How can we rely on your advice or services??

Hi Account Closed,Most lenders really aren't REI-friendly.

I am going into a deal for the first time with some friends/business partners. 

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bpThe second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

So far we have contacted friends that are real estate agents, family members that are loan officers, etc.

Maybe there is something I'm overlooking but I don't see how each unit could be controlled individually let alone billed individually.I agree, I said something like that to an HVAC friend of mine once, he told me it can be done is done often.

Wanted to check with the community which banks are fairly friendly to investors looking for a HELOC on their primary.   

if nothing else it would be good to hear from old friend. 

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bpThe second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.