Let me know if you would like me to refer you to your CORE 4 and help you get started

I will use neighborhoodscout as my reference but use NAR, Zillow or any reputable source.

(For reference, the seller wants out and we don’t know that they are ethical enough to keep longer term ties)

When they miss the first payment take your regular action steps.

(vii) would seem to indicate that you'd be acting as an unlicensed broker.(1) "Broker":(A) means a person who, in exchange for a commission or other valuable consideration or with the expectation of receiving a commission or other valuable consideration, performs for another person one of the following acts:(i) sells, exchanges, purchases, or leases real estate;(ii) offers to sell, exchange, purchase, or lease real estate;(iii) negotiates or attempts to negotiate the listing, sale, exchange, purchase, or lease of real estate;(iv) lists or offers, attempts, or agrees to list real estate for sale, lease, or exchange;(v) auctions or offers, attempts, or agrees to auction real estate;(vi) deals in options on real estate, including a lease to purchase or buying, selling, or offering to buy or sell options on real estate;(vii) aids or offers or attempts to aid in locating or obtaining real estate for purchase or lease;(viii) procures or assists in procuring a prospect to effect the sale, exchange, or lease of real estate;(ix) procures or assists in procuring property to effect the sale, exchange, or lease of real estate;(x) controls the acceptance or deposit of rent from a resident of a single-family residential real property unit;(xi) provides a written analysis, opinion, or conclusion relating to the estimated price of real property if the analysis, opinion, or conclusion:(a) is not referred to as an appraisal;(b) is provided in the ordinary course of the person's business; and(c) is related to the actual or potential management, acquisition, disposition, or encumbrance of an interest in real property; or(xii) advises or offers advice to an owner of real estate concerning the negotiation or completion of a short sale; and

I saw someone reference RentPrep.

We have a great group that regularly attends CTREIA, or other biggerpockets meetups from @Brandon Rush, @Stephanie Cabral, @Devin Peterson, @Ryan Luby.  

To go even further, real estate agents usually have a large network of trusted lenders they have worked with in the past, and can refer you a couple to start with.I know a couple great ones if you would be interested in speaking with them, and maybe we can get together based on how those conversations go.Look forward to hearing from you and have a great week.

You should have been planning from the start to pay the HELOCs out of your regular income sources not the rentals.

However I also regularly see investors finding deals that work for them.