If you ever want to connect and go over your investment goals, I'd love to do so. 

Also, did they provide you those terms off the bat or after explaining your project?

Is your goal to use being an agent for your own personal investments or actively try and grow your agent business to eventually leave your W2?

It will also depend on your goals.

My main goal is to find something relatively close to the DMV area but without the DMV price tag.

That is probably a good start to setting the goals you need to achieve to make the dream happen.

SF investing supports my lifestyle goals better than MF, because it is a lot more passive and I can focus on my other businesses.Which brings me to the next point.

I like the idea of using a HELOC over a personal loan and going with option 2, but it depends on what your goals are.

Have you found them to be genuinely helpful in advancing your real estate goals?

I have a question and would really appreciate your input.I’ve done a couple of fix-and-flip projects in the past using hard money lenders, but I’ve noticed that their fees and interest rates significantly cut into my profits.