Plus I have a lot of strategic alliances that buy and sell homes with my direction so I am involved in a lot of deals silently.

That's a great benefit, and you'll think about your business more strategically after you have good reporting in place.Make sure you correctly account for the houses as inventory versus fixed assets if you are flipping, as it impacts your taxes.

This one strategic decision can save you much money and heartache.5.

(In other words, strategic defaults outnumber defaults by people who cannot afford their payment.)

Contact a local insurance agent that writes policies for ASI (American Strategic Insurance).  

Most realtors like me have multiple people trying to either buy or sell at the moment.In my experience, real estate hasn't been much of a try to predict and strategize type of business.

With the HELOC you can avoid that.It is also important to know what your overall strategic plan is.

As others have said, they can be useful tools if you use them strategically versus a blanket, fix-all for capital improvements you should be planning for anyway.

I am just trying to strategize so that I can go after a deal, and make it better than those I have done in the past.  

They were focused, strategic, and determined.