I'm have been asked to enter into a partnership with an experienced investor, and I'm not sure how to or the best way to structure a partnership.

Well, apart from “if you give me $3000.”Luckily this is a co-living model through PadSplit so I have some income coming in.

Question- do I keep the heloc I have and just pay it down or do I get a heloc on the rental property to pay off current heloc and go forward with another property? 

Nearly all of our business came from the relationships that our originators had built over the years. 

I would like Ca population to decrease over the next 10 years.  

My requests for other matters through MFM have gone nowhere and even after requesting a refund and some help with Prime they sent me a video and an email with a special offer to renew for another year.

I get made whole by the down payment from the next buyer. 

There's a specific forum for House Hacking.You'll want to spend some time reading through there as it's a common topic.

It's good to see it through each season then you;ll have a better idea of what to expect. 

I have the "Bidding to Buy" book next on my reading list, following by David Greene's "Long Distance Real Estate Investing" book.