Ironic considering they were pitching me to have skin in the game by paying their fee.You won't hear a ton of bad reviews on these guys, mostly because they hold you to confidentiality once you sign on and most people are probably too embarrassed to say they got hoodwinked.

I'd recommend looking for markets where that $50,000 could help you do a quick flip to generate more investable capital where you can then get into some buy and hold deals. 

Investment Info:Townhouse buy & hold investment.

the INTEREST the company will pay you on the funds they hold.   

People lost court cases when they tried to deduct short-term rental losses while being totally hands-off.

While these brokers/agents focus on commercial, in Ohio, they took the exact same test and hold the same license as the agent that is trying to "help home owners get top dollar for their house".As for loan terms, these can take on many forms.  

We could pull more but 150k in the heloc would be enough for us to buy land cash & build along with cash we have on hand. 

Wholesaling and a real estate license do not go hand in hand as @Peter Tverdov said.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Right now the stock market is in a short term decline and not sure what investments you currently hold in the 401K and how to time the market would be a better question for an FA (Financial Advisor).