My concern is whether I’d then be locked into only larger deals in the future. 

A lawsuit on public record against them could put some serious harm in their future endeavors especially if they have a track record of bad deals.Note: I am not commenting on the experience of either party noted above and responding in a fashion that this information could be used for fill in the blank company.

They are about to move out and I’m nervous to rent to a stranger in the future with this same policy.

With the future being so uncertain I realized there was a need to do more than just rely on my job for financial security. 

You have used home equity lines of credit to purchase investment rentals and want to know the best way to pay down the HELOCs.Between the two properties you bought, after expenses, you have $250 a month positive cashflow to use.What I like to do is pay down some principal every month with my positive cashflow.I use my extra active income from real estate commissions helping other investors to pay down the principal even more which just frees up that credit for me to use again.I know I can refinance the HELOC debt before it changes to principal and interest as it is just interest only payments as yours are.One difference is the cashflow, I have greater positive cashflow and could make the principal and interest payment in the future with the extra cashflow I already enjoy.I always get HELOCs on my income properties as well after purchasing them to pull out as much of my downpayment as possible.

I can learn from this group and allows me to have a possibility to have a better future.

Passive losses exceeding this limit can carry forward to offset future passive income or gains.

It also allows you to reinvest the returns into future properties, helping you scale faster.2.

A hybrid approach could also work—perhaps using a HELOC for reserves while saving the stock portfolio and 401k loan as backup options for future opportunities.

I am currently evaluating Batch Driven, and I will evaluate others in the near future.