Quote from @Johnny Lynum: Quote from @Billy Smith: I like SFH in the A-B area rent it you do the  upkeep  doing as much as possible your self to help max your rent out .I like to pay down the note as fast as possible .If in a C-D area I would flip the SFH wash your hands of it.SFH are generally easier to unload if you get in a cash crunch, I like staying in the first time home buyers level of a SFH  keeping it in a hot zone .If I were a BIG fish I would do deals at various level's of course after  doing the home work . 

having a HELOC to have an emergency line is smart since if you really need it in a crunch you could draw funds within 1-2 days or less in most cases.

Happy you joined the party.. how soon do you plan to start crunching numbers on a potential deal?

I found it an enjoyable read about his journey into notes, but out of roughly ~180 pages only the last ~40 discuss notes and even those are very general and don't go into any number crunching. 

Its crunch space in case things go wrong.

If they are not willing to fund, I would crunch the numbers very carefully on your end before pursuing other options.

Building a real estate portfolio might be attractive, but if you're crunched for time, perhaps you could do private lending in a SDIRA or get into syndications.

As you gain experience and tackle even bigger projects, you'll realize that what once seemed like a mammoth deal becomes totally doable.When it's crunch time, there is no room for improvisation.

I would not divest from this, as much as I would invest in some pairing that gives you a little yield to help offset a bit if it's a real crunch. 

In some cases, after crunching the numbers, the profit margin was so slim—or even negative—that I had to pass on some promising opportunities.Here’s my situation: I currently own two properties—a primary residence and a rental property—both of which have substantial equity.