Buying my first rental.

[Matthijs Pol]

Hi everyone! 

Very new to this, reading lots of books on how to start up my portfolio.

Where I get stuck is how I should finance my first rental. I bought my own house a few years ago and now have quite a bit of equity in my house (thank you Nashville market).

I could buy a rental straight up  using the equity from my house or I could get a business loan and use some of the equity of my house as the 20% down payment. Any advice what I should do? 

Thanks!