Accessing equity from rental property

[Darren Roskott]

I am in the process of securing a HELOC against my home to start buy and hold rental investment. I was advised to use the HELOC to buy a property outright to get "in the game" and see how it all works (as long as the numbers work). As a beginner my questions will be rudimentary.

If I buy a property for approx 100k and put 10k-15k in for renovations, how do I access the equity in the property after a seasoning period? Would I get a regular mortgage? What would be the best way to refinance, and how does this affect my HELOC repayments? I hope this makes sense.

Many thanks.