Our listing agent emailed him back to knock it off, and we flagged every online listing we could find.If you find someone running this scam on your property, you should let the neighbors know to keep an eye out for suspicious activity.

Kind of reminds me of repossessing a car.. you dont pay they come and hook up to it and haul it off :)  same thing here you have no right to be there and you get booted out.

When I run my own numbers theu are way off from what they claim..

This is an important status for people to go for since it allows you to write off losses from rental activities on your other active income. 

I am in the market every day and can be on or off as a buyer within a few hours of you providing the address.

This was an off-market deal that my wife found through networking.

Typically, the existing note from seller would have to be paid off through the construction loan. 

Off to the next one?

While the heater has electrical components and didn't work while our electric was off or rolling, the fireplace did and saved my pipes.   

You will just want to make sure the property cashflows well enough to pay the HELOC payment or you have an exit plan to pay off the HELOC.