I am a long-term investor, but I also provide services to long-term investors, so my advice is biased toward that option.  

I am currently living out of state so I have hired a property management company to handle this task, however, my home is still sitting vacant with very few prospective tenants.

So I’d like to get some different insights and perspectives from experienced developers on things that I need to focus on and not overlook during the GC selection and later development process.

These are the numbers behind the numbers, so to speak. 

I see HELOCs as low as 7.5%, so the difference is not that significant.

For clarification, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac aren't lenders, so you won't be dealing directly with them.2. 

So no on New Western?

So post your numbers and let us take a look......even give the address if you're comfortable doing that.

I'm in Santa Barbara County which is impossible to make work so I'm forced out of the area.

So strange as they ghosted me