HELOCs are fine, but keep in mind that you really only want to use 50 percent of less (each) of your available equity just so you aren't creating a problem that you can't solve later if the value of your personal residences fluctuates.If you both have W2 jobs though, have you looked into getting qualified together and just getting a loan, 10 percent down each?

Living in one unit and renting out the others allows you to deduct 75% of expenses like mortgage interest, property taxes, insurance, and shared repairs as rental expenses, while the remaining 25% applies to personal use.

Have met him personally a couple times and he is just a great guy all around. 

While Facebook Marketplace isn't the sketchiest site (craigslist), I personally would never give my ID across it.

If you go out of state, the prices will be lower, but the down payments go up to 20-25% I personally started house hacking.

My wife and I plan to purchase a few properties ourselves, but with the lead generation strategies I’ll be implementing, I expect to come across more deals than we can personally handle.That’s where you come in!

He’s not a pushy salesman, and I’ve got a business partner who has worked with him for the last 10 years without any issues.As for your situation, I wouldn’t say it sounds like a Ponzi scheme, but I’d strongly recommend meeting with the fund sponsor in person and asking as many questions as you can.

If not from the person in office, then definitely from the person running against them.

Are you interested in S8 because of a personal reason or you think it's the next "hot" investment idea?

For lending, your rates are going to be higher than if you were to buy under personal name.