___________________________________________________________Why does everyone want to chase strangers – and ignore their own personal network?

It started with really buying my own personal home, then selling and making a small profit.

We actually just had several go in on Livingston ave on the west side where I'd not normally think would be desirable, but they look great and really brought the block up.So I'm a huge fan personally from seeing them go up in my own area.  

Personally I like to build with cash to avoid the extra expenses, so I dont actually finance anything until its done and I have decided to hold it.

If it was me personally, I would not.

They tell you tha you  will get personal coaching with the best coaches, not true, mediocre at best and you only see them in Zoom calls.

I can also find out everything about this person's license in less than 10 minutes.

You can stack your personal 50%s up for separate ventures while still knocking out deals without your own capital2) Read Raising Private Capital by Matt Faircloth3) One LLC with the S Corp designation to pay yourself a reasonable salary from the flip profits.

With respect to paying $44k off on your HELOC, I personally think that is totally fine and a great start. 

I personally invest in the North Dallas area (Prosper/Celina) where there is lots of growth in homes with nice lots.