This is hands down one of the best investments I've made in my own education (for contrast: my BS and doctorate cost me $250K, and for RE, apart from books, I recently spent $18K on a syndication coach and $5K on multifamily strategy with Christian & Cody) -- and her course was a fraction of these costs at only $2.5K (Soli: you should up your prices, you are worth it)!

There are lots of programs out there, so it's worth shopping around for the one that makes the most sense.  

You may have to give up the cheap pricing, however, it could be worth it if your holding costs are higher. 

The money made out of forced appreciation may not be worth it for most people, but as a guy who also loves some sweat equity there are no shortages of properties on the outskirts of Raleigh that are distressed and are under market value.

ADUs in SRH areas typically get valuations far below the hands off ADU addition cost.  

The loan amount would be 154k if the property is worth 220k and you refi 70% LTV, you are correct.

I know we've all given our $0.02 worth on the markets, but we don't really know what you'd like to buy in particular, @Jacob Hicks. 

This is why I like to put my SDIRA money in debt funds since no UDFIWith the HELOC you are basically breaking even on the deal most likely or make very little whihc at that point is it worth the risk. 

Because of my professional experience, we'd prefer that our properties be nearby so we can self-manage and save the 5-8% typical of property management fees, at least until our portfolio grows.

You then file the annual report each year and continue to fork over another $500 annually.Next "cheapest" will be legal zoom or a similar service, I believe they'll help roll the registration with the state into the start up package.I use "cheapest" in quotes - the primary purpose of an LLC is typically to provide some level of asset protection.