Worth area for over a decade.

A HELOC or cash-out refinance is definitely worth exploring if you want to free up capital for more investments, but make sure it fits your goals and comfort level.

Based on that, do you anticipate increasing or decreasing your investments?

My home is worth around 215k and I owe 127k.  

Then your best bet are probably community banks which have more flexibility (albeit worse terms) than larger banks and also worth looking into are DSCR lenders.

They have increased in value, and our rents have increased by more than 45% overall.

The neighborhood has seen a lot of revitalization in recent years, with an increasing demand for both residential and rental properties.

We signed P&S agreements on 6 different properties totaling 20 units approximately 8 months ago and received a call today that the price we thought we were buying at has to-be increased on average 13% due to the increased cost of construction.

The increased risk is generated by the fact that the owners are relying on the validity of the tenancy in common Agreement for their usage rights, and it is possible to imagine legal circumstances under which this validity might be undermined.- If the subdivider or someone with relationship to subdivider sells, a public report must be done.

For me at least, doubling my profit is well worth the extra two months of expenses on the market.