It is also great that you are using BP and other sources for learning and researching methods and techniques for investing in real estate; definitely keep that up.

I came up with $2.1M using a very similar method.

A buddy was telling me that he heard of a method of getting financing via buying an established company and leveraging the company's equity to obtain financing.Is this real/legit or should I tell him to beware?

Investing is not a way to get out of debt it is a method used to make your money earn it's keep.

If you did, based on an appraisal or what valuation method?

Seems like this method gives you a better chance at being successful.

As for HELOC to pay off your mortgage, the concept really caught my attention, so I did a lot of research and ran various scenarios using an amortization table using the HELOC method vs making extra payments.

Open to ideas and suggestions as well as connection to Wholesalers and other fellow investors from all over.Welcome to add and PM me directly also to email or find me on the FB : Danny Trestian Also great Mentors in RE investment / Flips and other methods such as buying off the market / buying for cash flow high yield properties / multi unit commercial residential units / Flips and other methods and options.Looking forward to hearing from you,Danny Trestian 

Classic BRRRR method.

@Giovanni Brown Some properties are a better fit for the auction method.