"All in".You can make more money in real estate with knowledge vs your own or borrowed cash!!!!   

If you are more money than knowledge then most of the real estate decisions will be made by the other partners which will make you feel like a limited partner to something you are not wanting to be silent on.

When you choice who is going to service your loan what are you looking for?

I have enough money and construction knowledge that i can convert both of these apartments in 3 bedrooms!

Would be happy to connect and knowledge share if you are interested.

So I was looking to position myself differently.I understand that that’s super risky in this case so I’m reevaluating my choices.

Most of the BP posts are negative on Syndications for very minor LP investor and GP knowledge.  

That will help you "real-life" the knowledge from the books and learn how everyone's journey is different.You seem like you know the journey is long and your new day job is going to be a very important cog in that wheel.

BP is a great place to start growing your knowledge in preparation for your first investment

Another option will be to use the HELOC to buy a property that needs work, fix it up and then refinance and do the BRRRR strategy, but this is a bit more sophisticate and you want to make sure you have the knowledge and the risk tolerance to do it. good luck!