Starting from my backyard I'm looking to connect with some vets in the industry and familiar to the area/market.

I am not familiar with how HELOCs work but they declined me saying my DTI is too high.  

Is the only way to pay for a Reno for my childhood home to sell my current home or is there a method I'm not familiar with that I can use my current homes value to help me out??

Looking forward to get more familiar with the platform 

Or did you simply mention it because you're already familiar with that one? 

not sure if you are familiar with basketball but it is alot like the spurs offense. meaning the system works if you trust the process. my uncle has everything set up. contractors, know how, experience, tenant screening. management. so i will integrate into his system and learn it to replicate it like Steve Kerr did for the WarriorsYes, I am - The Big Fundamental was a great power forward!

Hello ~ anybody familiar with the above outfit? 

Keep in mind I started funding TK providers in 2002 and have done over 4000 of those deals for those companies over the years so pretty familiar with the model.Also keep in mind many investors simply wont partner with anyone they want total control..

I'm not familiar with these platforms, but it sounds like they aren't mature enough yet to capture the important nuances that Chris mentioned.

Also, if you're familiar with Chicago, it's your standard 6-unit building, so imagine the sidewalk surrounding it.