Curious if your employer matches your 401k?

You could also consider a small security deposit as well.

For the month of August 2024, they are saying that they have hardship and want me to use the money they paid as security deposit (2X rent).Legally, am I required to use security deposit towards rent when they are delinquent or can I move forward with eviction process?

It certainly could improve your cash flow but it won't help with finding prospects, screening tenants, maintenance, deposit dispositions, etc. 

As for the HELOC, the more I research the more it matches your comment regarding using it for home improvements / flips so I may sit on that for a little bit until I educate myself further on those topics.As for raising capital, I have read the private lenders are a popular way and hard money loans which I do not fully understand yet.

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We have just 5 properties, but with turnover each year, it is very time-consuming to figure out security deposit refunds net of any deductions.

(Had a tenant put a deposit down and has taken a month for the PM to put in a fridge and stove. that was paid for a month prior to that).

I used Semi Gloss . ( yes it shined for the first couple years , but it lasted 12 years until I decided to put on Vinyl to match the house 

Does this mean that we will just pay less at closing and not get the physical security deposits?