A pull for sustainable and community-focused living might lower the risk.Who is pushing for that- and why are they pushing for it?

If that is in fact correct, here would be response.1) Are you wanting to refi to pull cash out?

Site runs very slow, information is not current and search functions are set in such a way that you have to constantly clear search terms, or change criteria to have it pull what you want - this is especially frustrating in the comps section where - for no reason - you have to open the settings and select "all" for it to pull in comps.  

Where are you pulling the HELOC from? 

My initial thought is to do a HELOC loan and pull out enough to do a flip and then rinse and repeat with the profit from that.

I owe a mortgage bal of $126k on a property worth $375k and have about 8 years to pay it off; rate is 3.37%.
I need to tap that equity to purchase other properties. The options I'm considering are:
1. HELOC at 75%...

You can only borrower 75% of the value of the home as an investment 80% is possible but the rates are not worth the increase.Home #2 depending on how high you can raise the rents $100K in equity is a good chunk but again are you using a 75% Max LTV and saying there is $100K to pull out.

But is this not in a big way defrauding banks  lenders or property owners managers when they pull credit on this person. 

tie up 5 mil stock portfolio and pull out 2.5 mil at 2%  thats what I saw them doing then we would lend that money out at 15% or better.. nice delta..

So what you're ultimately looking to do is have a mortgage for $150k and pull $30k out in cash, is what I see here?