Hello Ralph,Yes you can used a HELOC from another property as a down payment for a new one, then get traditional financing on the remaining 100K. 

any advice on paying mortgage off or faster With a standard mortgage, your monthly payment will remain the same for the life of the loan.

The boot amount is taxed as capital gains and may also trigger depreciation recapture.For example, if you sell a property for $500,000 with a $300,000 basis, resulting in $200,000 of gain, but reinvest only $400,000, the remaining $100,000 is taxable.

I think what you're really asking is how to identify good value areas where rents may be trending upward but the prices still remain relatively lower.An important metric is tenant household income to rent ratio.

started the interest rate at 8.5% and wrote in the contract that their interest rate will change anytime my bank loan's changes (every 5 years) and will always remain 2.5 interest points above...for what it's worth...i have another under contract that hopefully will close soon..i'd be interested in hearing about this wally wrap as well bryan...what was that?

They shall go to Inspira and remain there (especially with the transfer of the pricing structure) unless Inspira gives me reason to move them.

Again, as with the question regarding the lender mentioned above, its best to ask your Title company if the insurance coverage remains intact if the asset is transferred.

Becoming a property owner.The hardest part about this right now is underwriting deals, remaining patient and disciplined.Outside of that, the actual details of managing the property are only hard if you do not have systems in place, delegate responsibility, and don't fully comprehend what physical asset investments require-- capex & opex heavy.

.- If interest rates remain high, this is further upward pressure on rents in the near-term, as the alternative to renting - buying a home with a mortgage, is expensive - this should increase demand for rentals. - Rents are also a function of supply - 2024 saw the most new construction of multifamily units in American history (nearly 575,000 estimated 2024 deliveries of new multifamily inventory), and 2025, while not a record setting year, will see deliveries top 500,000 again - a huge supply increase. 

If I got a home equity loan for Property 1 and used the proceeds as downpayment for Property 2 and then got a 2nd loan for the remaining 75% purchase price for Property 2, when I sell Property 2, can I use the Property 1 loan as part of the cost basis for computing Property 2 capital gains?