HELOC won't effect unless you use it. 

In effect, the private money lender is acting as the bank. 

I use Easy Self Storage.

The best source is always self funding, family and friends.

If you've got some self-important folks who are puffed up with their own power and ego, they'll likely go another.Here's how I would approach this:1. 

Question to the folks very knowledgeable about self-directed IRAs:I recently won the bidding for a property at a courthouse foreclosure auction - my "registration" at the auction was under the normal LLC I do business with (buy and hold) so that's where the deposit for this property (10%) was paid from.I have not closed on the property yet.

I would definitely talk to another lender cause the one who is giving you this advice may be a little wonky or possibly self serving. 

We use Rentometer, but don't find it to tell the full story effectively enough.Have you seen anything along those lines that has worked well?

So keep at your self education in all things real estate. 

What will the effects be on real estate investors?