The FBI’s Financial Crimes Unit investigates these matters for filing of charges on Equity Skimming violations.

You'll get lots of these, some with very enticing financial offers.

By BRRRRing, you can achieve your goal of acquiring four houses with minimal effort and financial strain, allowing you to shift from buying to paying them off.

A good ol fashion phone call or house visit would probably solve your problem. 

Not sure your situation financially but even your $100,000 HELOC is going to probably run you $12,000 additional each year in expense that you've got to factor in.

Bigger Pockets is a great place to find a real estate tax accountant.A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

In fact, some of them have been in the news lately and popped up on the foreclosure list as they are in trouble financially as well. 

@Daniel GrantzRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Your contractors, staff, and the financial markets will create challenges. 

For my units, I usually look for someone with annual income 40x the monthly rent so I know they are financially secure.