After the fact, you identified red flags and now understand why someone promoting on BP is no different than someone posting on other social media pages...it shouldn't automatically lend credibility to the company simply because they pay to promote themselves on BP.

And some of the guys he promotes are just as bad.

The first is University Square, high in diversity low in cost of living, and it is ideal for new families and young students that are just getting started.

Thanks a lot for unpacking those diverse set of HELOC options.  

So we side hustled and earned a few promotions and changed jobs (and locations - Dallas, Austin, Nashville) a few times to boost our earnings to fast track us to our first ever investment.

Along with what @John Litz is saying, doing a 1031 exchange on the lower performing properties to buy in areas with more growth potential, would give you that diverse potential for greater cash flow.  

I just went to real estate investing clubs and promoted the property for my first deals.

I know your company Norada Real Estate is a hybrid promoter/turnkey company. 

Many years ago I remember reading some promoting gap lending, the difference between what an HML would cover(1st position) and all in cost.

For example in Texas a finder is limited to a maximum fee of 10% of the net amount received by the beneficiary, thereby eliminating from profitability a significant percentage of deals.This is the same over hyped, over promoted, over promised, under performing opportunity as note broker, house wholesaler, etc.