Once completed you need to have a lender at the ready who can delay finance the deal so that you can pull the HELOC funds out and put them back in the HELOC acct.That is the gist of what I would recommend for your situation.All the best on your journey!!!

I have two books to recommend, one podcast, and then one more summit happening in person in May for syndication investors.

Any advice or tools you’d recommend would be really helpful!

But shoot me a PM, I got a few recommendations. 

@Simon Packman - This year I got insurance for a quadplex through Steadily Insurance (Broker) that I've been happy with, so I would recommend giving them a call.

I'd recommend having enough to close on the deal + rehab + $5k in reserve as a minimum. 

I know you want to go full time and jump in, but I'd recommend staying with your day job as long as you can - it makes your life a lot more comfortable to have a steady stream of income to pay the bills every month!

I would recommend getting a property manager there because you want someone who can keep an eye on your place for you.  

I would recommend instead, looking into house hacking if you want to get your feet wet in real estate.

My realtor recommended SDIRA Wealth, a company known for its high-volume new builds every year.