Seems like the heloc was a great way to acquire many properties.

Maybe acquire some tax deeds, then rent them out

Over the past few years, many groups have raised funds and acquired properties, promising investors impressive passive returns.But here’s the real question: how have these syndications actually performed?

I acquired a 3-flat in Humboldt a couple months ago who had two units not paying (ouch).

I am noticing for the others I am trying to acquire I am the only bidder.

For example Left Field Investors which is a great group that BP acquired - to present you had to pay to give a presentation.

I was also able to acquire $750k of real estate using leverage (now worth $1M).Another great point is that this happened in 2020/2021. 

Quote from @Jamie Banks: @Jordan Alexander I'm taking a creative financing course now and I'm learning that a lot of investors pay the mortgage that they acquired after the sub2 deal closed from a servicing account. 

The good news is that these properties can indeed be purchased for various investment strategies, including rentals, BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance Repeat), or fix-and-flip projects.Purchasing as a Rental or for BRRRR:You can acquire a Freddie Mac home to hold as a rental property or implement the BRRRR strategy.

Acquire enough RE that it takes you or your spouse more than 750 hours a year and 1/2 of your time to manage.When you are a material participating RE pro all of your and your spouses’ RE activity becomes active, allowing you to offset RE losses against other active income.One pitfall of a RE Pro spouse if you are full-time W-2.