Vetting tenants is essentially the same as regular tenants, but expect lower credit scrores, bankruptcies, etc.  

Typically HELOC lenders don't escrow since they're often set up to be in 2nd and rely on the first to check tax/ins more regularly.

Money left in the account that isn't needed to regular bills and expenses, remains in the HELOC and compounds the savings benefits.

Practice regularly so your muscles are strong and fast.

Those three tithes combined resulted in an ~23% giving rate not 10%...each is 10% with two of them annually and the third every three years.So all that said, Christians ought to give from the heart (2 Cor. 9:7), regularly (1 Cor 16:2) and if you struggle with the amount pray and consider what is placed upon your heart (James 1:5).

You are able to do so as a regular private citizen.

I just checked, and while it does not appear that there are any upcoming events in central Illinois hosted by BP Members (https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...), it does look like there are some big ones in other parts of the state. 

None of my regular investor clients will buy in Mesquite for years now. 

A couple of months ago, I ran across one of Dave Meyer's videos, and that led me to the podcast, and that led me to the Real Estate Rookies podcast, and a host of others who I won't mention, but were nevertheless valuable.

Yet, both the guest and the host, considered experts, had no problem believing that.Cuba: foreigners can'y own property there, even if they wanted.Venezuela: the last place in the world I would invest but there's a ray of hope with the upcoming elections.