I have learned quite alot and have instituted my own actions regarding the business of LLs, Property management and tenants where legal dispute arises.I offer no legal advice, don't PM me since most are LLs posing as tenants with legal questions.

As a regulated financial institution, they are prohibited by rule from performing tax, legal, or investment advice.  

I think the most efficient way to find an institutional lender that still offers HELOCs is through a licensed mortgage broker. 

Thanks for the reply It’s a good point, but how to find out if the syndicator has the resilience, expertise and professionalism to turn around the deal when it goes south, or do they simply raise their hands and focus their energy in coming up with excuses for why the deal went south.https://www.biggerpockets.com/...Need to be careful of how the syndicators operatehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/...I invest in real estate only for the sake of diversification (~15% of my investments), and only sticking to institutional syndicators (not on biggerpockets).

Called the institution (Barclays Bank of Delaware) and they wanted my social security number.

If yes, what financial institutions do you recommend?

Many times these smaller institutions are actually willing to look at you as a person and try to understand your approach to investing.

@Christopher Rucks speak to lenders now, you dont want to get under contract only to realize you dont have enough cash or put yourself in a position to lose your EMD.HMLs requirements vary by institution.

By now you might have heard that a few financial institutions in the US and beyond have run into some difficulties..Somewhat counterintuitively the implosion of SVB bank and the downgraded risk of other regional and international banks and lending institutions led to a significant reduction in US mortgage rates.

That is a lonely take and one that is neither borne out by the data in the Appraised report nor one taken by the free market American Enterprise Institute, the libertarian CATO Institute, the conservative National Review nor conservative economists such as Glenn Loury.