I have read some articles which mentioned HELOCs with low fixed rates for the first few years.

Most qualified intermediary web sites will also have good primers and relevant articles.  

In others ("wet funding") you must bring your own via transactional funding, or other means.Acting as a Principal in the transaction (Article 4 NAR Code) will allow you maximum flexibility while avoiding messy issues of Agency.  

I have been learning as much as I can from youtube and articles but don't know where to really dive in.

I have been learning as much as I can from youtube and articles but don't know where to really dive in.

Elsewhere in the article he uses a round number of $200 per month for insurance and taxes.

Great article!

I really appreciate the comments and opinions this community provide.In general, when one does his research of due diligence on something like this or on a private lender, I suppose we run a research online (BP, news articles, reviews, BBB, business license, customer references, company history...)  

Requires a business license.I hope all the REI-types reading that article will take note of what raised the red flags and caused the county to start looking into this.  

Great question, I think the simplicity of investing gets clouded in all the techniques and strategies you find in all the different books, webinars, articles and blog posts.I wish I would have truly know how to value a property before I bought my first home.