I currently have a HELOC on my primary residence and plan on using it to aid in a first purchase.

If this is how it was presented to you, how do you know the "fixes" will actually fix anything and not just be band-aids or cover-ups good enough for photos?

@Anna Warren having MLS Access, Access to CoStar, and relationships with agents can aid in easing the process and being efficient.

I would Google something like "tenant rights Your city"  There will often be a free legal aid to help people with Landlord tenant issues. 

I'd also suggest you see an attorney at your local Legal Aid office. 

What pushed us to incorporate was trying to take the real estate business from passive to active for reasons of financial aid. 

With gross rents well over $2k.Couple that with creative financing, joint ventures or good leverage - it's hard to beat.I drank the Rich Dad Kool Aid several years ago & wish I had acted sooner - as most people do.

That's what we have leaders for.And this is not to get political in anyway, but making threats to cutoff aid is not the answer, the total aid and budget for embassies and operations is less than one per cent ouf our total budget.

I will not aid you in your negociations with me and I will not negociate from a position of weakness.

Me: 32/m/healthcare.