I've been interested in real estate investing since I was young, especially after working on the pit crew of a race team owned by a commercial real estate investor.My passions are racing and automobiles in general, music, and video games.My hobbies are expensive!

My wife works at home and makes minimal income through music tutoring (above $3K). 

The downside to HELOCs is that they are adjustable rates and callable notes, they're not long term debt instruments, but they're very useful none the less. 

I am currently a music teacher, and I'm looking to invest in real estate for financial freedom.

But boy dealing with tenants one on one I am the worlds worst.. but put me in a financial obligation debt instrument roll and that I am pretty good at.. 

@Travis HowserTravis, mortgages backed by Fannie/Freddie are perhaps the best debt instrument in the world.  

At the top (where we are today) I'd rather acquire a B+/A- asset with an 7-8% yield and a long (15 (agency) to 35 (HUD) year) fixed rate debt instrument.

He also has been instrumental is getting my cost segregation study started and answers emails within hours not days like the last guy. 

I don't know about your forests but in the Northwest Cedar is really high  then fir  then Hemlock then spruce .. saw log alder can bring good money occasionally.. but then you have the grand daddy of them all REDWOOD but that is a CA product.and you had big runs on Port Orford cedar that was used in Music instruments..  

These companies were instrumental in helping us inspect all of our managed units after all of our issues with hurricanes last year.