I am not sure what the outcome will be but I have STOPPED investing into syndications and focusing on my own rentals that I can control and manage.

Clones cost about $.25 more per seedling but worth far more in outcome. b. 

What was the outcome?

What was the outcome?

If it would be more beneficial to have a structure, what are some cost-effective solutions?

Without running any specific numbers yet, and ignoring my 200k loan repayments for now, if I my rent income minus property taxes, insurance etc and everything else related to the expenses of the property (again, ignore the 200k loan repayments) comes out to anything beyond 12000 annually in the first year I'll probably be relatively satisfied with that outcome. 

Rates could be so high on theHELOC that its not beneficial.

I completely agree with your implied notion that if I were going to do this, it would absolutely be more beneficial to do it myself especially with an insignificant down payment like 3.5%.

What was the outcome?

This would have been highly beneficial and is the sole reason I decided to join forces with her.