So, as Logan mentioned most turn to BRRRR method to continue to scale.

They can be managed with continual bug control and are rarely seen.

Don’t undermine the work and battles lenders have fight on behalf of their clients to make you (all investors) look good.

One property that I bought had a judgment from where the owner got in a bar room fight and injured somebody who sued him for medial bills and got a judgment.Un recorded liens like welfare, DPW, and some state liens are not recorded.  

Quote from @Devin James: @Jay Hinrichs Developments are definitely BIG money makers, but thats also reflected with the risk associated.That's why these projects take so much time and capital, but if you make the right judgements for project selection, and do all your due diligence, it'll turn out well. my 90 home project in Oregon  started it as dirt before covid .. got 1st phase built then covid hit.. had to fight through lumber sky rocketing and other material shortages and the of course interest rate spikes.. but the project ( and I give credit to my Wife and my GC's attention to detail) has sold Very well for record prices and profits .. its de risked now 22 lots left 13 are presold with big non refundable deposits and only 9 lots left that have no debt..

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

This is why its good to make sure you still have active income to continue to build your portfolio.

I suggest leveraging this platform for networking, ongoing learning, and continuous growth.

And none of them think differently so they continue to say this in these threads.10k is fine, today.

With the economy and market as they are, should I continue aggressively paying down the HELOC to potentially borrow against again or should I just pay the Interest Only (IO) payments and seek other funding at the current day higher interest rates?