Got some IO and also 30 year amortization for some of the BTR product we have acquired. 

Yes, it is a paid product, but it is worth every penny.

Back in the day when I sold rural ranch lands pre google earth you needed to be able to read and understand USGS quad maps and a compass and understand from certain points on the ground you had compass declination's just like when your flying. 

You should definitely check out Avery Carl's BiggerPockets book "Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth" https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/short-term-rental-l...There is a lot of amazing insight into everything to think of while operating an STR.

HELOCs are very much a short term product, because the interest rates can go up precipitously, they have been called due in past credit crisis situations.  

Fracting increased the productivity of our purchase resulting in over 50% of investment being distributed in our first year.  

@Courtney HamiltonI have found that my rental listings are no longer Auto pushed to Zillow even though Zillow generates by far the most traffic for a rental listing almost 70% of the leads are from ZillowWhen you do your market analysis I would highly recommend pricing your property $50 below your competition because best products and best price equals the best tenant.

They may require you to use their services, but they may not be as picky about whether the plan was their production or not.

It's not the cheapest yet their price were not that much more than their competitors and SIW was a better product.

They create the team and a plan, acquire, due diligence, take care of loan products (If needed), oversee construction/renovation, hire property manager (or run in house management,) take care of accounting/taxes/K1s, deal with closing or refinancing.An LP (limited partner) just puts in the funds (after hopefully vetting the GP and team) and keeps fingers crossed while earning mailbox money.