1) Reach out to a couple of BP members who are real estate agents and located in Houston to see what brokerage they are apart of.2) Select the brokerage that you feel would give you the best learning opportunity even if it means giving up a larger split.No need for a mentor, just a good work environment that will allow you to learn and thrive.Best of luck.

Today's environment requires more preparation and greater insight to improve the odds, but you're always ahead of the game..when time is on your side. 

Just remember that HELOCs are adjustable, and with the current fiscal environment, rates are likely to continue to raise in the future. 

In the current environment, it seems like there are pretty much no deals in major metro areas.

One way to measure the future is take a look at syndicator portfolio holding and check the financing type of each property, if they choose the majority of the portfolio into floating rate and the baloon payment is this year or next year, they are definetely going to experience "crash" time.Most syndicator is just buying times these days, hoping the rate would be normalized in after 2025.Invest in equity investment could be silly except if they could come up with 50% cash.In high rate environment, you may want to invest in debt investment and you act as the bank.In low rate environment, you may want to invest in equity investment with leverage.

If the goal is to BRRR, you will likely run into several problems in the current financing environment; the primary problem being the cost of capital.

It’s not worth the investment / not the best use of your money in the current environment in my opinion.All the best!

The rates are pretty similar to a HELOC, though, and in the current environment, you're still looking at around 8%.

Im curious what net lease deals you all are liking given the current economic environment. 

Balancing analysis (did I think of everything, are these numbers the best estimate I can get to and reflective of the environment and indicators I know about) vs action (the urge to act on opportunity, missing this means a delay to my plans/growth).Best wishes!