Sara,I see this a lot and I always ask if you know you are going to refinance in the long run to consolidate the Heloc why not just do a Cash out refinance instead. 

Second thing would be to work with a contractor, this is great stuff to do since you know building a house, building material costs, and knowledge of right and wrong what to do. 

Quote from @Jeffrey Blackman: Hi @Andrew Katz, I'm curious to see if you moved forward with the HELOC and your next house hack.

This is where you hire a parking operator to do the main parking operations, they send you revenue less their management fee each month. 2) lease.

Foreclosures aren't a super big source of leads though and most end up on the MLS anyways so they many people will see them.

A refinance into an LLC avoids this risk but typically requires a commercial loan with higher rates and stricter terms.If asset protection is the main goal, umbrella insurance may suffice without disrupting financing.

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Oakland in general is seeing a correction in the past year, likely to continue into this year.

I got my license 4 years ago and I do see the downside as an agent-investor during prospecting.  

Hope this helps.