Otherwise, you may be limited to doing deals that are less than or equal to the equity in your home, and miss out on some bigger opportunities.That said, fix-and-flip loans will have higher fees and interest rates than most HELOC's.

Consider this, as an “experiment”, 24 months ago I invested $300,000 in equal amounts ($30,000 in each) in 10 speculative small REITs.  

.), index funds are likely to provide an equal or better return with a MUCH lower hassle factor and more liquidity.

So is it equally illegal when the large landlords drop rental prices in a building as vacancy increases and the market softens?

If the loan was fully funded at closing and since then the loan is in an interest-only payment period, these numbers would equal. 

@Kyle Carter "Section 8 sometimes can bring in slightly higher rents, with that the NOI goes up (all things equal)."

Its very likely that all subsequent posts will be equally one-sided.

If they are VERY professional, they will have their processes in writing as verification that policies are enforced equally and fairly by their entire staff.6.

And of course being in a first position loan is ( everything being equal) the safest position if the collateral has been valued correctly..

What you’re counting on is even a slow rate of appreciation, say equal to barely inflation, called it 2-3% being multiplied by 4 or 5X because you only put down 20-25%.