Quote from @Austin Williams: Quote from @Stephan L Schnaiter: @Matthew Becker has a good point--stating your goal may help you get more specific and accurate advice.  

Are you looking to get into residential flips and BRRRs or commercial?

From what Ive seen looking the home equity and heloc are similar if you get a fixed rate heloc if not your probably paying more in interest.

That way you get more frequent updates.

 (3) the belief that they “have” to do this to “get into” real estate? 

When it comes to the 203k, just make sure you have a contractor start date scheduled, and be sure to contact your consultant (if you have one and its not a 203k limited) to get the first draw scheduled. 

The more reps you get the more you'll learn.  

There is a lot of different software that you can use to get this information without driving around. 

It’s a manageable way to dip your toes in and get a feel for how everything works.

Typically, once the project is done you can get it refinanced via the same bank saving a lot of fees compared to HML (Hard Money Lenders).