Essentially, can you get a HELOC if the Subject To deal will be your primary home while someone else holds the note for the original mortgage? 

It's essential to ensure that the properties you're considering investing in meet these minimum thresholds.

While investing in a condo as a first investment isn't necessarily a bad idea, it's essential to be aware of potential pitfalls.

The reason being the ARV value of the house is considerably higher after rehab and refinancing a hard money loan with traditional 30 year essentially leaves some cash on the table and you can continue to invest.How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

we build affordable units by doing higher density and I can sell or deliver a housing unit at a lower cost by sharing common elements like slabs, hallways, centrally designed systems, etc 

Essentially, you would only really need to appoint an attorney once you acquire a lien (at least that's the case with the attorney I communicated with).

I think you are correct in your thinking - a lot of lenders right now are pricing 30-year fixed rate and 5-year ARMs essentially the same, with only the slightest benefit to the ARM option - generally because there is a very low probability priced in that rates will be higher in 5 years. 

Exercising patience throughout the judicial sale process proved essential.

Generally will cost you about one month's rent, and some of that amount may get paid from your listing broker to the tenant's broker that brought the tenant resulting in a successful lease agreement (this benefits you because you are essentially offering financial compensation to other agents that represent who you need: tenants!)

Your post is confusing because an HOA cannot make a modification to a common element and then charge 1 owner for that *UNLESS* that owner or their tenants damaged the property to begin with.