However hiring an appraiser can be quite expensive and most of the time they don't really have a grasp on a small local market.

If you can grasp this simple concept your lives will get a LOT simpler.Most of you (The Wrong Way):Do a lot of work to reach "people" to only after you do the work figure out they are not a lead at all.The Right Way:Only AFTER it is established they are a good lead only THEN, do I do the work.What do I mean?

Using a HELOC to invest is risky if you don’t understand what you are getting into and don’t understand the numbers, but if you have a good grasp on the market, the upside, etc etc, and you have some sort of exit strategy as to how you will stay afloat if things don’t go as planned, then you are minimizing risk and it can be a great way to acquire property.

I have a grasp of what to do but need guidance on finding where to get legit contracts, find titles, PML.

Christian,Sounds like you have a good grasp on how this works and a solid plan.

Hey, trying to get a full grasp on what wholesalers do and how wholesaling works.

We are primarily looking in Florida since that’s where I live (but open to other areas), and we have some agents looking as well as wholesalers. none of the wholesalers have had much inventory and the realtors don’t seem to grasp this concept enough and keep sending homes at market value from mls.

@Kevin Rea seems to have a pretty good grasp on the area, but there are many ways to find deals. 

That's going to be the most important aspect of how quickly you start to see success with it since it's a tough business to get a grasp on if you are starting from scratch.

You might consider that "dead equity" but I also was not paying interest on it and having the money sit in my bank account.There's a huge difference between total cost and actual cost...which I don't think you are grasping.