If I refinance for $279,000 and use $70,000 of the proceeds to pay off the HELOC, will the interest on the full $279,000 refinanced loan remain fully tax-deductible?

I guess it would depend on whether Santa Monica decides to go off the date of the permit or the certificate of occupancy, which hasn't been issued yet.

DSCR loans are based off of down payment, credit score and either actual or market rents so it helps to supercharge an investor's real estate goals and net worth.

A little bit off to the west is also a solid market where you can find some success in the Tampa Bay Area.

For example, my bank will sign off on pretty much anything I want to buy with 10 percent down, with a fixed rate at prime, for 5 to 7 years, with a 30 year amortization schedule.

You can't take six months off from reviewing properties and hop back in like nothing happened.

Living in the Pacific Northwest, where the “Big One” could strike at any moment, I’ve been gradually selling off my portfolio to exit the market and safeguard my capital.

An update one year later after this post, I now have:- Got my property and casualty license and wrote 370+ policies in a year- Saved up a few more thousand dollars in investable cash, paid off $20K in debt and raised my credit score by 100 points- Launched a direct to seller cold email marketing campaign and generated leads for cheap- Got connected with a few real estate investing communities like Subtle Asian Real Estate and Pace Morby's SubTo- Aggressively read and studied as much as I can get my hands onThat being said, I decided to run a marketing campaign to generate distressed seller leads in Phoenix, Arizona, mostly because:1.

As Josh mentioned, it's important to find your right fit, I wouldn't focus solely on price especially if you're looking to be very hands off and you're looking for quality. 

Purchase price: $230,000 Cash invested: $283,550 Sale price: $283,500 Purchased off market. $25,000 Rehab. $20,000 profit after realtor commission.