If you are only looking to be the person to flip the deal then you need to find someone willing to find the deal and someone to find the money.A HELOC could be good if you have the equity. 

I'm willing to help this person in any way I can.

@Rachel Weiss when a person goes to a surgeon, what are we paying for? 

Interesting, I bet she is a unique person.

Real estate is a wealthy persons game. 

But of course were running into the same issues as everyone else, finding a property that actually cash flows, specifically when rented out the traditional way with just one person on the lease.

If someone injures themselves and sues, they will sue the LLC, not you personally.

We are a boutique firm in Chattanooga and every agent in our firm is personally involved in either real estate development, owns investment properties or flips homes. 

not my sandbox personally..

A relative who does long-distance real estate investing told me that I have to sign the final loan document and the transfer of ownership document in person.