There are definitely homes out there that look and feel like townhomes but are technically classified as single-family residences, often with small lots and part of an HOA.In searches, it might help to focus on terms like "single-family home in HOA", "zero lot line", or even just filter by single-family and then narrow down by lot size or community type.

Best of luck in your search ! 

Post your deals on local REI pages- reddit, FB, IG, whatever.

I myself do preliminary title searches online to find any issues before I spend to much time with a property.

Hello, I have been looking into getting a HELOC on my rental property.

If you are going to use a HELOC I would do it on a BRRR or something you can refi out of.

Some investors wait months for bank approvals, while others line up funding in a week or less.

That depends . . . do you need the motivation putting money on the line might bring? 

A lot of real estate agents are struggling right now because they depend only on their sphere of influence, or SOI, to bring in business.

I would assume they operate along the same lines as LTRs.