Promises of speeding up the process seems a little bit “pie in the skyâ€.

Write them down and discuss them with the professionals and ask for guidance around the potholes and speed bumps on these roads.Good Luck

Any text references to catch up to speed would be appreciated.

 - I do believe that real estate is one of the best and fastest ways to accumulate wealth and is the method I am using in the near term.  

There's no moral equivalence between going 1 MPH over the speed limit and illegally preying on uninformed, gullible and/or desperate homeowners and stealing thousands of dollars with of their equity.

Of course we have no 2015 tax returns for our investment,  and in 2014 all we did was get tax write offs from our first 2 duplexes.We also don't know which bank will be more apt to approve us and which bank will move with more speed??

I know people do it all the time, but like speeding, you may get caught.

You can definitely speed up your RE holding with an LOC2) If you're close to 10/20 (if you're married and planning to use those) FNMA financing spots being used I will not recommend properties that are valued below 90-100k ARV.

Beyond that, I'm not really up to speed what Grant's doing these days.

The way your equity will grow the fastest, is through appreciation.