@Rahul TripatiFrom a renter's perspective, maintaining a lawn of such size incl.

Couldn't agree with this more - we try to stress this with our perspective clients.

Step inside to discover a freshly painted interior complemented by newer flooring, fixtures, and appliances, creating a coastal ambiance throughout How did you finance this deal?

There's no real hard rule on this from a lending perspective. 

However, I think from a financial perspective, it's likely a better idea to pay off the debt or add the money either to a taxable brokerage account or a retirement vehicle like an IRA.

@Robb Almyfrom my perspective ... i don't really worry about 'price.' 

My HELOC lender does not allow electronic payments just checks, but because my contractors generally want straight cash or else electronic payment, I usually cash the checks myself and then send the payments electronically (which is not great from the perspective of my HELOC transaction history, since it looks like I was sending the money to myself only).Please help!

Any chance you have colleagues investing in the area who might be willing to share their experiences and perspective?  

I also manage STR's on Oahu so I have some perspective from that side. 

I'm fresh.