Probably as far from passive as you can get in regards to investment vehicles.

To say nothing of vehicles, expensive cloths, cable TV, restaurants.

BTW...my OP was based on one of our residents asking to install this on the building for their own surveillance and of their entrance and vehicle just out their door...I wasn't sure what the prevailing consensus would be and I don't we have one yet :) I decided to tell her to hold off for now citing privacy concerns for the residents around her.

To sell a vehicle, you should have a title as the owner.

Maybe you should stick with the big question of liquidating your wife's 401k or not before giving advice about being wealthy.She doesn't have to buy a 'reliable' vehicle. 

I would withdraw from that to pay some of the higher interest debt and put the rest into a vehicle that's going to give you a cash flow.

Products that I already have understanding of and established vehicles for:-401K-Traditional IRA-Paid Up whole life policy-Individually taxed investment accounts-Real Estate portfolio of SFR'sThanks in advance!

Honestly it really depends on the property management. i have 7 properties in 7 different states from my years in the military, so i have property management on all of them, but over time i have had amazing property management and also lazy management. i have no issues with paying for the work they do, but i also switch as soon as i get wind of lazyness occuring, there are 1000's of property managers in every city really.. so its not hard to find another.One of the biggest things i ask for is bi-monthly pictures, because one of the things i require on my rent contracts is a list of all the vehicles that will be at the property, because with the economy in the crap lately, i have had properties rented out and many people pull together and live in the house with someone taking on the rental contract stating that its only them and maybe 1 other person.

In addition, you should include every reason you have for obtaining the HELOC, i.e. home improvement projects, cash on hand to purchase a vehicle, real estate investing, etc. 

I have also noticed that if you ask the average citizen here most have never thought about real estate as an investment vehicle or even as an investment category and it is mostly foreign investors that are implanting the idea of viewing real estate as an investment vehicle and as a way to create wealth and reach financial freedom.