If you can qualify for conventional financing, a HomeStyle Renovation loan by Fannie Mae will let you do property improvements and not need to do a refinance once completed! 

Don't let fear stop you from making a decision that can improve your life.

Reinvest whatever money you save on taxes via depreciation back into more real estate or property improvements to continue increasing the size and quality of your portfolio.4.

I see too many new investors want to house hack, but also brrrr, but also flip, and maybe an air bnb in there too.

Sure there are people who have done it but like Joe mentioned above is why your rate on HELOC is probably higher than your first mortgage so you'd only do it if your balance is really low and near the end of your term anyway so you're just getting it paid off quicker (like the last 1-3 years of payments left) becaues you want to get ride of the monthly payment and improve your cashflow now versus later.

- Local Development improving the area?

Hello all,I am a new investor and have been looking at house boats on marketplace and have been wondering about their short term rental potential. Has anyone here tried this before? I am wondering what kind of costs t...

I want to improve them a bit and rent them out as much as possible.

I want to give them a chance to provide a fair resolution and improve the work before I terminate the contract & fire them.  

Pencils have been down and large investors have been focused on cutting costs, increasing renewal rates and improving operations.