Vetting tenants is essentially the same as regular tenants, but expect lower credit scrores, bankruptcies, etc.  

Typically HELOC lenders don't escrow since they're often set up to be in 2nd and rely on the first to check tax/ins more regularly.

Money left in the account that isn't needed to regular bills and expenses, remains in the HELOC and compounds the savings benefits.

Practice regularly so your muscles are strong and fast.

Those three tithes combined resulted in an ~23% giving rate not 10%...each is 10% with two of them annually and the third every three years.So all that said, Christians ought to give from the heart (2 Cor. 9:7), regularly (1 Cor 16:2) and if you struggle with the amount pray and consider what is placed upon your heart (James 1:5).

You are able to do so as a regular private citizen.

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

None of my regular investor clients will buy in Mesquite for years now. 

Regularly review your property's performance, and if the ROE dips, explore ways to extract and reinvest the equity to maintain your investment momentum. 

Regular smoke detector does not pick up the smoke.