Money and debt are tools to be used responsibly.  

BP has a lot of tools to help you with your investing so make sure you use them.

Do you have any good tools for estimating what the monthly payment might actually be on a property when using a commercial loan?

However I need to add that it has been a constant and continued battle every month to get their statement straight :missing note(s), adjusted interest rate increase based on overall portfolio investment amount not paid, issues on re-investment dates ...The communication with their consultant is fine, however he appears to have to power to get things corrected once and for all.

Here's the back story...I have an "accepted" offer from someone who I thought had power of attorney to sell a single family house that was put into a trust.

I have utilized both services and they are a great tool as they offer reviews on many companies that provide services that you are looking for. 

HELOC's can be a great tool when investing in real estate but be careful of tying up your line as a down payment on properties and essentially 100% financing them using other properties as collateral.

I'm sure this is not the best way being the results I'm seeing is the contractors buying way more materials than are required for the job and buying tools and equipment on the account when not authorized ect...  

There is a property analyzer tool you can use here on the site that will give you more accurate numbers.

Knowledge is power.