Columbus is also home to The Ohio State University, one of the largest public universities in the country, as well as L Brands, a big player in the retail industry.Ohio is also a landlord-friendly state.

Wholesalers are a key player for the investor.  

(B) PROVE YOU CAN: We need to have faith and belief that the operational group is capable to make it happen.

it saves money if you already have reliable and good contractors and are capable of managing the effort yourself.  

My suggestions would be the Fredericksburg area, which is conveniently half way in between both as well as the Greater Richmond area.The Fredericksburg area offers the appeal of being conveniently half way between DC and Richmond and has a thriving business/industrial sector including Geico, DHL, McKesson, idX, greenchip, and First Line Technologies along with being home to the University of Mary Washington and Mary Washington Health Care.The Greater Richmond area offers the appeal of being the State Capital, has a strong business/industrial/financial sector including Altria, GE, Meta, Lego, CapitalOne, Carmax, and Brinks to name just a few of the big players. 

My adding values: -4.5 tennis player, used to teach all level during my university years- play ice hockey, snowboard, ping pong- contaminated soil clean up, hazardous and non-hazardous waste transportation and manifest- I have time Saturday and Sunday - Love having intellectual conversation and don't mind to invite for a drink or a meal Currently : I am a quality manager ( QHSE MANAGER - for the ISO certification) Looking to buy multi family/ duplex, rehab, vacation rental one side, refinance, next.

Hey @Piotr Staron I'd love to do a side by side skip tracing test for you to demonstrate the LLC, trust, corporation and individual capabilities. 

It's my understanding that HMLs tend to care more about the deal than the individual, but assuming that beyond credit and funds that they'd be looking for a signal that an investor is capable of executive their intended strategy. 

I think it would be helpful to get more responses if we had a better idea of understanding who you are, why you invest, what you’re capable of, what your capital overhang is/budget, what can you be pre-approved for, who do you know in the area, have you established your core four (looks like you have a lender, what about real estate agent, property manager, contractor) as David Greene talks about, what your timelines are, what else you’ve invested in, what your exit expectations are and how you behave as an investor."

They're more interested in the rental income the property produces or is capable of producing (assuming it's a rental).A HELOC on a property owned by an LLC is called a commercial line of credit.