Make sure your lender is okay with you not occupying the home and maintaining your current loan.

With a HELOC, you can maintain a zero loan balance until you find the right deal and then draw from your HELOC (at which point you will start accruing interest).

I’m meant to say you must maintain that much equity in the property. 

I am in need of a reliable and fair priced handyman for a few projects on my three family in Bristol, CT.

If their numbers come in fairly close, you can make a good judgment on what the rehab will cost.

It is not fair that someone should fail to pay their taxes for years and then get an opportunity to pay them off really cheaply because you bought it on a best price offer. 

Your post shows that even with expenses that will happen over time, it is still possible to maintain a positive cash flow.I am hoping to buy another SFH as soon as possible.

Fair warning, here comes a rant.  

I am not a lawyer, nor is this legal advice, but I would think this could cause you problems with fair housing laws.

I maintain my license because it gives me an advantage through access to the MLS and a better understanding of agents and what they have to deal with.I love being an investor but I would hate being a full time agent only because it's not for me.