Even though they did not follow through to the completion of the project.

Population officially growing per US Census Bureau, even though their methods are archaic, beat out Miami for highest appreciation last year and there's over $4.5B in investment happening in major projects.What do you think all this means?

But as @Charles Carillo said, even with family an attorney is going to be the best for drafting something like this.

Being even one day late on a hot listing can mean the investor is a dollar short.

Yes you can get a HELOC on your primary residence even if its 2-4 units it depends on the bank.Try a local credit union because some banks or CU's will only do them 1-2 units, but there are ones that open HELOC's for 3-4 units too like BECU.org.

After many attempts to explain this to Shellpoint they finally have readjusted the escrow payment to an even larger than initial amount.  

Up until the trustee sale (foreclosure auction), the home is still owned and fully controlled by the home owner.I’m assuming you’re going to be looking at off-market properties (since loan status isn’t something they advertise on the MLS so you likely wouldn’t even know if it was in default if it’s a listed property).So, in that case, you’d just negotiate a purchase agreement with the home owner and then take the contract to your local escrow/title company to open escrow. 

They believe all agents are the same, and then they buy a dump that they think pencils because of what they did on a calculator, even though they don't know rehab costs.New investors who are financially stable, have a plan, and want to learn are great clients to take on.

This is part of the reason why markets have remained so strong even with the interest rates set higher. 

5) Consider meeting with a few agents in your area even if you are just getting started!