I believe you are referring to Self Directed IRA's (SD IRA or SDIRA)....try to do a search on them on here or online and educate yourself on them.Other reading....http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/63454-list-of-self-directed-ira-companieshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/64530-best-self-directed-ira-trust-companies-http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/58063-who-is-your-self-directed-ira-custodian-of-choice-why-http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/3258-self-directed-retirement-plans

Or just go into the search on the site and type in no money down and you'll have a pledger of information to sift through on the topic. 

Please check out the links below to maybe gain some insight.A couple blogs on HELOCshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/08/27...http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/02/01...a couple forums on HELOCshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/49/topics/212951-helochttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/183065-helochttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/144032-heloc

Thanks in advance for everyone's input on the topic and sorry for the long title.

That being said, trying to be as constructive as possible here, what you outlined in your post is a VERY advanced strategy that VERY few investors pull off successfully. 

So as of now, planning on moving forward alone.I presently work a 9-5 job which occupies most of my daytime hours.Would appreciate any thoughts or advice anyone has to extend -- sorry for being windy - if you feel I could shorten anything up or provide less info or more in a particular area please let me know or if you have a recommendation for a different section of the forum to place this topic in.Thanks in advance - reading here the past 2-3 months and listening to the present and old podcasts during the week has led me to rethink the path I was on and set some clear and concise goals for myself.  

@Tony NguyenThere will be many folks that will likely disagree with you on this topic, so I won't beat the eventual horse. 

I've seen conflicting answers on the topic.

The monthly meetings are nice, $25 for a nice dinner and great topics.

hey dan, this thread is from about a year ago. it took about 5 yrs to get to 20. i am actually up to 34 at the moment. here's the latest thread - https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/38...buy while you can. buy and hold is the way to go.