And in turn, will take forever for you to re-coup back with such low lot rents.

Without seeing the title report and pulling copies of the instruments referenced therein as unreleased, nobody here can really help much other than to speculate.

Mortgages are the customary security instruments.

The security instrument (mortgage or trust deed, depending on what is used in your state) is what is recorded and that is what secures the loan to the property.

A "deed of trust" is a security instrument. 

Wherever thetext of this document so requires, the singular includes the plural.Dated: ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________A notary public or other officer completing this certificateverifies only the identity of the individual who signed thedocument to which this certificate is attached, and not thetruthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.STATE OF )SSCOUNTY OF )On before me, , Notary Public, personally appearedwho proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the withininstrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that byhis/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed theinstrument.I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.WITNESS my hand and official seal.SignatureThis area for official notarial seal.A notary public or other officer completing this certificateverifies only the identity of the individual who signed thedocument to which this certificate is attached, and not thetruthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.STATE OF )SSCOUNTY OF )On before me, , Notary Public, personally appearedwho proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the withininstrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that byhis/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed theinstrument.I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.WITNESS my hand and official seal.SignatureThis area for official notarial

It would be odd to have no closing costs on a HELOC as it is a security interest like any other mortgage or deed of trust... so the instrument will need to be recorded, title insurance may be required, there may be closing fees and transfer or recordation taxes due, etc., depending on where the property is located.For those who think they paid no closing costs either the bank covered those or they in fact paid them because they were included in the first draw.

The US isn't perfect, but we aren't on the verge of a coup or imprisoning journalist wholesale so that lends an air of perceived stability.

That past has been instrumental to my success in real estate. 

I was fortunate enough to get a job in manufacturing at Texas Instruments and TI helped pay for my college.