The goal is to buy their home before loosing it back to the bank and in alot of cases we are able to buy and give them money to move onto the next stage of their life.

Co-housing communities are currently more "mainstream accepted" especially financing-wise.

But primarily for the efficiency of money.

This deal was financing using a hard money loan.

just be cautious when it comes to using these. ensure you've got a plan to pay that balance back in a relatively quick fashion as most HELOC rates can fluctuate which could make the numbers suddenly not work. i've leveraged mine in instances where i'm doing a BRRR and i want the deposit for a private money loan. i'm not using it as my downpayment and leaving it out there for a long period of time. 

Between our equity in properties and money in savings I believe we could comfortably acquire two to three more houses, we just need to have a conversation about risk tolerance I guess.

But it does have to be investment real estate.There is an allure in the thought of taking money out of real estate and placing it in "safer" investments. 

Typically fixing a leak is small money and repairing the damage is where the money is at.If this is a rental and you don’t have the funds then sell it.

You can go to small claims court, but you are unlikely to see the money. 

I understand time is money when it comes to mentorship, so any amount of help is greatly appreciated.Looking forward to your insights and advice!