Basically its a big credit card that I can now use for any business related purpose, in my case Ill use it to do more deals.So here is where the 8 unit comes into play.

Without doing a deep dive explanation on this forum, I will say that everyone can play with numbers to create whatever picture you want.

The play book as you described is an old one when it comes to marketing themselves nothing different than what the how to trainer do.

Not a single one of the properties I was under contract for made any sense once the massive price increases were put in play.

You will learn the cost of maintenance/cap ex and how tenant quality plays a big role.  

@Levi Perl There are definitely a lot of factors at play here, especially considering the time of year.

I completely understand your point about pricing adjustments driving faster leases, but my experience has shown that other factors play a significant role in a rental's performance over time.For example, I own three rentals with very different dynamics:1. 

If it is a working STR, that really plays no part in the sale of the property.

 @Drew Sygityes it only applies to owner occupied properties regarding penalties, that is not 100% correct, there are fdcpa violations as well as potential state law penalties that can come into play that can be very significant. 

HELOCs are much tricker than a closed end second - they don't typically allow you to close in an LLC and they are full doc qualification, meaning your FICO, employment history, income, DTI etc all come into play.