That's a helpful data point and it aligns with what I've seen with my credit as well!

This is a technique for breaking downthe cost of your property into different components, such as the building structure,personal property, and land improvements.

Review all major items and components (roofs, windows, HVAC, water heater, flooring, etc) and than allocate remaining life span vs expected life span.

The lifespan of critical components, such as your plumbing, electrical, lighting, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, is significantly increased by preventive maintenance.

Direct  email, driving around,contact ,wholesalers,Estate sales or realtorWhat is the best way to find my own deals is there any website (does anybody know a website so I can run the comp on the deal.)

My concern is the base components of meth are all household products....

Plan accordingly and align yourself with reputable people. 

So every house essentially has one of these 3 components at the end of it's lifespan, thats just a fact of properties aging.

A more viable strategy is to use your HELOC to acquire a value-add property, with the intent of refinancing once the value-add component is complete.

Then when you interview PM companies you can make sure that their business model aligns with yours.