hey David,As a broker, I have several options if you're looking to only touch the equity in a second position lien on investment property. 

I came across a question for our Rookie Reply podcast episode asking about property management software.

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LLC's are still the way to go but yes you can't tap into owner occupied mortgage tools such as HELOC's or high leverage.

Quote from @Noel Coleman: I walked a property today for a flip with a contractor who I really liked and he seemed like he is really knowledgeable.

Did you purchase this property all cash? 

@Paola AstridRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Duplex Development Made Easy - SB 9 permits property owners to convert single-family lots into duplexes.

I have a client that lives in Hawaii but owns a property in DC area.

I offered to buy the property from the $28B foreign company which kept them from having to tear down the buildings to mitigate the vagrant problem and also from their obligation to pay the rail road for the long term lease.