It seems married people and people with children have the biggest objections based on my interactions of talking to my friends that fit those descriptions.

You'll be interacting with and managing them often so now is a great time to see how well that experience will go. 

The single family homes were in a niche area that I was intimately familiar with, and another that I was even more acquainted with (right across the road from my house) and I had recently been interacting with some investors wanting to grow a portfolio in my city, so I put this in front of them and proposed a partnership and we found a mutually ideal situation and took it down!

It is incredibly motivating and comforting to be able to interact with players on your level and learn from people like you that have really done it!

Turo, I'd encourage you to re-analyze your last rental.

(Doubt it...that's generally not the kind of thing they are encouraging people to do in their actual content) So is he just saying that because they're paid to say it?

I always encourage people to pursue as much liability insurance as they need to feel comfortable. 

Hi @Kevin Clayton, if you are going to be able to pay off the HELOC in a short period of time, I encourage you to go that route.However, it seems that you are funding construction projects (ADUs) with the funds.

Also, I strongly encourage you to go to local real estate meetups and meet other investors and ask questions or just post more on BP with other questions you have along the way. 

Now be sure to be active... you will get so much from this site if you interact.