Cons:You don't get access to the property so you're taking a much higher risk not knowing the condition of the inside. 

I will have access to another round of capital from my W2 job in October ranging from $85k-$135k.

The nice thing about a HELOC is you have ready access to cash if you need it, but pay nothing if you don't use it.

You can do that too, just be prepared with a storage space/warehouse or to get lucky on a lot of material.It's easy enough, just follow back from the guys that buy a lot of material in your area to the distributor to the manufacturer.I listened to a podcast one time with a guy who was rehabbing 100's of units of apartments in Texas and he started his own wholesale building materials company and was buying containers of vinyl tile from China and was selling to other apartment rehabbers in Texas.Could you do this?

I'm a realtor so I have access to the MLS but I'm having a hard time spotting any good deals in this market.

Also useful for scaling, as you can invite users to access Podio (e.g. someone who works your leads). 

Can someone explain how to evaluate if a multi family is a deal or not without having access to the historical financial data?

Possibly say, hey, I can just do this project from A-Z with the right backing/funding behind me (Not really in the position to buy and invest in the materials, but may have access to the funds) and tackle my first official flip project?

Hey BP,I was interested in becoming a part-time realtor in Pennsylvania so I can access the MLS. 

I am brand new to Bigger Pockets and can't figure out how to put myself / profile into the hard money / commercial debt space of the boards.Can someone please lead me in the right direction?