But when you got $40k, $75k, $125k, you're not gonna become a financially free anything via buying index fund's and ETF's, your just not.

Regular tenants may have more of a support system when they have bad financial luck.

HELOCs are not available because they are residential loans guaranteed by individuals and what you seek is a type of commercial loan or credit line which are available to seasoned companies with proven financial track record.

I would like to pair or assemble a network other than the ones I have New Orleans ,LA / Baton Rouge . or In the financial district in SF, California.  

If a tenant (friend) needed to move, I wouldn’t want to be in a bad situation financially.

In fact, out of 15+ deals I've submitted NONE have been purchased by Mentor Financial Group.

Prioritize your financial stability.

Curious to hear any creative approaches that have worked in today's market.ARV and future value are speculative so when I am looking at property I am looking at it for longer term - does it fit within my strategy based on conservative estimates.

If a tenant (friend) needed to move, I wouldn’t want to be in a bad situation financially.

There seems like a new management change a few months ago in 9/2024, then there have been always delaying on disbursement of rental deposit to us as landlords, we have been calling, email or online text messages, but so far no response which is already the 6th of the month, this month we have close to $50K rental income already submitted to Appfolio however just $6000 deposited to our account today.