My lawyer did a deep dive and discovered that it appears the county tax appraiser erroneously removed the husband from the title one year when updating the parcel tax record, probably incorrectly reading the divorce agreement and not actually looking up to see if a quit claim had been signed.

. $425k) to purchase a 12-unit Apartment ($1.5M) with 25% down ($375k from the HELOC).The remaining $50k from the HELOC could go into fixing/rehab of the 12-units.Then cash-refinance the larger amount from the 12-units to pay off the HELOC in one lump-sum (as much as possible), then using the cash flow from the apartment to pay off the rest of the HELOC.Repeat the process with a new apartment.1) Does this make sense?

In these areas, you will generally not cash flow that well for the first few years, but years later (like me now), I can retire off the profit that I make from these same properties.Ultimately, this is how I chose to play the game and it is not the perfect game for everyone.  

Hi, I plan to start off with my own money

It is important to work with a local CPA as NJ has one of the more complex tax systems in the nation.There are a couple of CPA's on the platform that are based in the tri-state area.

Yes, but the trade off is worth it.

Which would leave a balance on the heloc for me to pay off.

Right now, I am thinking of turnkey out-of-state if the market continues at this pace because property taxes are so high in El Paso and rent growth has not increased with prices. 

Fees should be clearly stated in writing, easy to understand, and justifiable.

We work with builders to offer their New Construction Investment property off market at pre-negotiated investor pricing and incentives.