This route requires more attention as you will need to ensure that you are finding good deals wether they are on the market or off market.

Lastly more to my point - I thought you worked for a MF syndication in the past that I was not sure but wanted to mention and that you are not just someone coming off the street having never been involved in a deal (unlike a lot of others).  

It is important to get some good reviews off of your first stays.

First off, congratulations on taking the first steps toward your rental journey!

Question- do I keep the heloc I have and just pay it down or do I get a heloc on the rental property to pay off current heloc and go forward with another property? 

If they are, I would pay them off first.I would invest in a different market(likely bigger market) where you can find reliable contractors or find a PM that will be able to manage the properties.

"^ Do you feel like income you make on the units is based more off of square footage or location rather than add-ons you made for you while living there? 

I fell off the wagon when I saw a bullet point that indicated all second story apartments have an elevator and their suggestion that it was possible to get 1000% Plus Potential Cash-on-Cash return in the 1st Year.Where has SCDC built?

@Chris Kittle off the  top of my head does this helphttps://www.llcuniversity.com/wyoming-llc/

This burnout led to me selling off my rentals, dissolving my business with family, and having my mother take over managing her own units.