He’s got a solid reputation and is an active member of the local REIA.

You want to make sure the investment is solid and then focus on the benefits.

It’s awesome that you’re diving into real estate and taking the time to build a solid foundation first.

As Nathan stated.... you have solid policies and protocols in place and you follow them.

With enough knowledge you can make a educated decision on which approach you take.My experience:I personally don't sign up for any program who take you aside during events and try to sell packages that is just blatant sales strategy.Once you sign up there is every attempt to make you sign for their programs for bookkeeping, registered agent, LLC or corp setup fee which have ridiculous even with platinum membership.Basic standard structure they suggest to take advantage of multiple deductions can be easily achieved by proper education or work with a good firm like https://wcginc.com  who is local to you.A umbrella C-crop to manage all other LLC properties and take advantage of many tax deductions that are not available with a llc, its also used to take losses up to 100K as startup expenses and dissolve the entity after few years.Few LLC entities for investing in Real Estate, etc preferably in Wyoming or Nevada ( you can find many companies online who can do this for $150 compared to anderson $1500-$3000) , they will claim they have a secret Operating agreement which is bogus.They certainly try to take advantage of tax loopholes and claim to be smart people, my view they are just taking advantage of numbers as per their own statements.

Having a solid team around you like agent, lender, contractors etc.

If its a solid investment:You can bank on the market and the status of the major economy.

I think a heloc is a solid method to fund a flip.

The current market makes it tough to find solid cash-flowing deals, especially with 20-30% down.

Sounds like a solid find.