I would imagine it's much more difficult to find good contractors, keep things on schedule, etc.

An ideal situation is for the now seller/landlord or you to draft a document that states the tenants must vacate within 15 days after closing, have them sign it and then leave that as the now landlord's responsibility to deal with, its his mess, and then also have the landlord pay you (escrow) PITI + security deposit + expenses 10% during the period these tenants are still in there (refunding the security and expenses if not needed back to the seller). 

More importantly, a GOOD realtor who takes your criteria, financial situation, short-term & long-term goals into consideration is going to be a huge asset to your REI career. 

How difficult was it to get the Non-Recourse Loans?  

HELOCs are more difficult to obtain on rentals but it is possible with some banks.

It's been very difficult to get anything accomplished and I would advise against giving them a try.I don't know if they do double closings, but Brokers Escrow has been pretty consistent.

Tim,I wanna be a little more clear about your situation.

Though difficult, wealth development is not impossible.

I buy in 50/ percent and we split the investor can't do it all  . in ur situation I would only give 25/percent

Real estate is not that difficult that you need to sign up for anything.