-Add Decorative Elements: Small touches like a charming birdhouse, a unique garden sculpture, or a stylish outdoor rug can add personality and charm to your home's exterior.

If you pull the equity out through a refinance and deploy it in a new investment, does the combination of the two give you a better return?

A broker is not going to be as motivated as you are to lease a 1600 sqft space or a 3200 sqft space if you combine two suites together. 

Each of these are just levers that, when combined, could change your cash flow gap.

Bonus depreciation is an incredible tax benefit, but when you take the time to combine it with the right property and sponsor, that will prove to be a wining formula.Disclaimer: I am not a tax advisor or CPA.

The only method that really comes to mind is BRRRR, which I am not opposed to, but would prefer something a little simpler for a first time deal.Similarly, I'm making an assumption that it might be possible to use a combination of HELOC and DSCR loans on something a bit more turnkey for the initial purchase and then refi into conventional after a year or two rental income?

Or maybe you want to do a combination of the above?

In the end, our insurance, combined with the homeowner's policy, paid out $240,000 to the claimant.But a much greater problem could have arisen if the insurance company concluded that we were guilty of GROSS NEGLIGENCE.

Use those funds as down payment combined with hard money or private money to buy multiple deals.

What happens if you get a vacancy or more, an extended vacancy (like a squatter or COVID situation), a major repair or more, or a combination?