If the second property you are buying is not turnkey, will require some work, and there is a clear value/range of what you can bring the property to by adding value then you can refinance to pay back the majority if not all of your HELOC (used for downpayment or to buy the property completely).You'll need to know how to analyze an after repair value of the property to figure out if that technique can work or not.

This property had my heart from the moment I saw the listing, but it took A LOT of work and calculations (and LUCK!!!)

I don't want to try that if it won't work, and would rather provide a listing agreement instead.

We're just a small company and I figured I would take a short cut by asking. 

I plan to work and save about $25,000-$35,000 for a down payment on a multi-family property (most likely a duplex) using an fha loan.

A prudent investor doesn't seek quick riches through shortcuts.

Learning from others that have a similar experience or have been through this, would open my mind and understand how things work and don’t work.

A prudent investor doesn't seek quick riches through shortcuts.

I completely outfitted my 4 bedroom house from scratch a few years ago, and it was a huge amount of time and work.  And

They have a saying in the club, "There are those that want to work, and there are those that want let others work" I think this would be a great way to find your gap lenders/partners that you are looking for.