Lender had access to my savings account, DTI, credit scores, etc.I put 3% down and used the rest of my savings for the rehab.

HELOC: good for short-term use of equityAre there other ways to access equity in your home?

Larger checks often want longer track records.  2014 founding doesn't cut it when these same investors have access to groups with 1998 founded companies, with more deals and similarly consistent returns.Co-investment: Larger checks often do require significant co-investment.  10% of equity is common.  

It will increase the value even to investors, you just may have longer days on market when you want to offload because fewer buyers will have access to a loan like that. 

There are plenty of neighborhoods where you can still get access to a pool for your guests. 

But then my LLC will need a down payment and I wont have access to the equity right?

--I changed my remaining mortgages from biweekly to monthly payments because that lowers overall interest.My loan is serviced by Northpointe and there was a solid 2 week wait to get access to the account after closing.  

Quote from @Andy Port: I'm currently looking to take some money out of traditional investments and begin investing directly into real estate as a passive investor on syndicated deals.The internet is pretty much copy-paste with advice on how to access real estate and defaults to saying "Just invest in a REIT - its the same" except you pay for the entire pool of existing properties (even if they have low yields in less opportunistic areas), the entire management team's multi-million dollar salary and their private jet, etc...

You have a right to maintain your property and the tenant must give you access.

Looking into doctor/dentist groups that have capital to invest is also another avenue to access capital.You want to transition from a hunter out there looking for investors, to a farmer who is cultivating investors with content and providing values.Unfortunately, it takes time and effort, but it cane be done.