Maintaining your agent’s trust also means putting your money where your mouth is.

@Ian Barnes sorry you have a bad taste in your mouth from out of state investors. 

Question to those with this experience:  should you just keep your mouth shut about what you want to do with your HELOC?

Neural operant conditioning - treat yourself as a Pavlovian dog & pretty soon your mouth will water just thinking about physical fitness.

Just keep your mouth shut and mind your own business and you’ll be fine.

In the same way that non surgeons view surgery as risky or too much work.Just keep your mouth shut and go to work.

Forums are not interactive enough and meetups are on a schedule that is only once a month.There could be a room for general questions, new deal questions, fix and flip questions.Oh and one more thing, put your money where your mouth is. 

I am just trying to determine if there is anything truthful that comes out of your mouth and sharing the circumstances of your experience (or your client, or your friends), or the podcast would sure clear the air. 

When in doubt, it is often wise, to keep your mouth shut.

I know you've put your money where your mouth is.