Once you have your list, direct mail, finding bird dogs, tracking down owners of unlisted houses and pitching them... these are strategies I'm only just learning about but things along those lines seem like the play for those in our bucket.

Inflation normally accompanied a healthy economy with low unemployment.

Fact is, providers of HELOCs know that the accompanying "psychology" and "flexibility" will hinder/prevent early payoff, (in favor of re-using them, time and time again, for other purposes)!

The benefit to the mentor, is that the student acts as a bird dog/acquisitionist or even free employee.

My parents are snow birds and use the house from November to April every year and have for the last decade or more.