Yes, Builders have a lot of margin that they are working with typically because they set the market and manipulate the home prices.

With the economy and market as they are, should I continue aggressively paying down the HELOC to potentially borrow against again or should I just pay the Interest Only (IO) payments and seek other funding at the current day higher interest rates?

You probably have heard to join the local REIG as what you will find from the courses advertised everywhere anymore is that they offer general information that in many cases does not fit your market or state requirements. 

In addition to Spirit Halloween, major retailers like Walmart, Target, Amazon, Home Depot, and Lowe’s are all competing for a share of the $12 billion Halloween market.With Home Depot’s viral 12-foot skeleton selling out and Big Lots purchasing overstock Halloween supplies, Party City faces fierce competition.

Accepting late payments and fees as "additional income" is a fool's errand that will eventually cost you much more than the late fees will earn you.3.

At Neu Real Estate Group, we specialize in vertical development, particularly new build duplexes in the Indianapolis market.

New constructions in the neighborhood are selling for a significant amount above construction costs (double or more the market value of the land).  

The facebook groups are a great place to find mentor programs and such in your local markets 

This would significantly help my ability to afford the market from a house hack standpoint, but I want to understand what those tax advantages are renting out my basement as a business rental.

And with those additional property or properties cash flow together more than owning just a single asset?