Then I would focus on growing relationships and building your core-4.

I've been educating myself through books and podcasts on topics like sourcing off-market deals, deal and property analysis, creative financing, and title reviews.My fiancé is an architect that works with GC's and structural engineers to design homes ensuring they are functional, aesthetically pleasing, and safe- which I hope will help me navigate this space as I grow my knowledge.

Looking forward to learning as I grow from this great community! 

As you continue to learn and grow in this new venture, know that there are many who can relate to your challenges and aspirations.

Lastly, if you want to grow your investor network here on BP, set up keyword alerts so that you are notified anytime someone posts about one of your service areas i.e.

Growing business with networking is a wonderful opportunity, but with no experience in the RE space in the Triangle, I'd recommend you spend all of your time learning the market with this much runway.

I prefer to tap into the equity using a HELOC I’m just unsure about the best way to grow and scale from there.

Without active income it will become challenging to grow.

If you think rents will continue growing and values will continue growing, then buying before rates are cut could be good.  

EaDo is rapidly growing, but its price has been rising.