Alternatively, with a HELOC, I could buy smaller properties for cash and then use the BRRR strategy.I'm looking for buy and hold (and not flips) and I'm open to investment areas (preferably in the tri-state area but if I can find good cash flow, I'd be open). 

It depends on your current situation, investing strategy, market conditions, and alternate opportunities.

HiI am having a hard time understanding how one should pay himself within a family partnership (LLLP).i have limited understanding in taxation*My accountant advised we have a salary paid by the entity, essentially making us employees.i read that there are some caveats to that, is there an alternative/conventional way to set-up recurring compensation?

I am having a hard time understanding how one should pay himself within a family partnership (LLLP).i have limited understanding in taxation*My accountant advised we have a salary paid by the entity, essentially making us employees.i read that there are some caveats to that, is there an alternative/conventional way to set-up recurring compensation?

The CAP is relative to alternatives.

Dirty laundry out where you cook,.. not sure how attractive that is if there is an alternative that's relatively convenient. 

Unbelievable, as he was the first guy we hired and did the driveway for us with no issues.

@Erin Onsager one solution I've used, and I know some other local investors have used here in Rhode Island (and likely all over), is to try to find off market deals where you can do creative seller financing, which is often at better rates/terms than you can get from banks.An alternate strategy is to try to raise private money from friends and family, again this is often at better terms than banks.

A lot of my clients applied for and received Obamacare subsidies, only to learn at tax time that they did not qualify and now have to repay thousands of dollars for what they thought was a cheap government insurance.A popular alternative to traditional health insurance is a ministry-sponsored health-cost sharing plans.

Of course, I realize that money pays for schools, infrastructure, and government employee payrolls and pensions, so, carving out some of it for lead/asbestos abatement is not very realistic, hence, my reason for posing an alternative solution in the form of tax incentives for small investors to take on properties with those issues, but, good to hear that Cleveland is already doing something like that.4.