A refundable damage or security deposit must be distinguished from nonrefundable cleaning fees.If a deposit or nonrefundable fee is charged, the lease or rental agreement must be in writing, and must include the terms and conditions under which any deposit will be returned.

(i) the term "Insured" also includes(A) successors to the Title of the Insured by operation of law as distinguished from purchase, including heirs, devisees, survivors, personal representatives, or next of kin; (B) successors to an Insured by dissolution, merger, consolidation, distribution, or reorganization; (C) successors to an Insured by its conversion to another kind of Entity; (D) a grantee of an Insured under a deed delivered without payment of actual valuable consideration conveying the Title(1) if the stock, shares, memberships, or other equity interests of the grantee are wholly-owned by the named Insured, (2) if the grantee wholly owns the named Insured, (3) if the grantee is wholly-owned by an affiliated Entity of the named Insured, provided the affiliated Entity and the named Insured are both wholly-owned by the same person or Entity, or(4) if the grantee is a trustee or beneficiary of a trust created by a written instrument established by the Insured named in Schedule A for estate planning purposes.

Being true to oneself allows for honest and meaningful communication with others.

Because how do I distinguish for tax purposes what part of the HELOC was used by the business, and what was used for my personal life and needs? 

I will pay to learn, I'm a big proponent of investing in oneself and paying others for their knowledge.Any advice would be great.

That way all incomes can be distinguished and scale quicker. 

Most REIs only own 1-2 properties, so I would distinguish yourself the way you want to earn your income. 

I also feel that this tenant has exhibited many untrustworthy signs and it's best just to cut ties to protect oneself. 

Take that mindset and bring it to everything that you do in your life.That's an astute observation, Brandon.See, the "hard" part of real estate investing is not education, though that is of ultimate importance: learn how before attempting to do it, and it's not marketing though you will need buyers or renters in order for your exit strategies to be effective as well as needing sellers and strong team members in order for your lead generation and property acquisition strategies to be effective.No, the "hard" part of real state investing is entrepreneurship: that which distinguishes the average consumer ("poor Dad") from a successful entrepreneur ("rich Dad").For example, the average consumer ("poor Dad") looks for ways to spend money.

For example, as a broker whenever I submit offers with my buyers I'm making a distinguishment between monies for down payment and monies for contract signing.