I have used avail.co in the past with great success but it appears this software and others no longer market on zillow which I know to provide a lot of leads in the past. 

You’ll learn how to:✅ Work with different investors and operators✅ Understand the dynamics of real estate partnerships✅ Build relationships that lead to future deals🚀 Lesson: Every good deal is a networking opportunity.4.

If you pay down $100K in loan saving you $1K in monthly costs against rental income, or you invest that $100K in something that generates $1K in net income the result is similar.

Besides Zillow and similar websites, where should I look for leads?

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I closed a deal from a BP lead this year and paid for the whole trip.  

It will also allow you to focus more of your time and resources in the actual real estate vs. raising capital which usually leads to poor real estate acquisition and operational decisions because raising capital is your full time job leaving an inadequate amount of time for the real estate.OK, chasing 32unit apartments, acquisition priced between 3.2M - 4.8M.  

Quote from @Beth Johnson: We pass all loan servicing charges through to the borrower including set-up fee, monthly fees, and any servicing charges such as payoff demand generation, and loan close out fees. 

I'm passionate about real estate and how utilizing this asset class can enable me to build generational wealth and retire early.

Use the HELOC on cash-generating opportunities like flips, then use the cash generated to buy long-term buy and hold investments.