They do this day in day out and typically will have come across the same situation that you're in. i.e. radiator, summer is hot, old house, what to install for summer coolin? 

Is it possible to get a HELOC on an investment property after I Refi it, which I could then use along with my cash savings? 

The equity in the house is almost exactly the amount needed to pay off the HELOC, so we wouldn't have anything left over to re-invest.

Then eliminate areas you cannot or do not want to invest in and develop your strategy.

@Peter FaulknerRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

I have three investment properties that are occupied by tenants.

I recently purchased a course on real estate investing and have decided to focus on single-family flips and rentals.

State Farm and Obie Insurance are who I typically use for investment properties.

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Typically in my experience at a large real estate development firm, we worked with local attorneys on the appeal process every year.