Several factors at play: the sales market has been slow so many would-be sellers are converting houses they can’t sell to rentals, lots of new construction units have been completed recently, and in-migration has slowed down a bit.

With the HELOC and then converting it to a term loan you will probably be paying higher interest and/or shorter amortization period on conversion which will mean higher monthly payments.

Building a new ADU will put you in a more “negative equity position” than converting a garage for example, which only cost <200 per sq ft.  

The rental is currently cash negative and our thought is by converting the unused storage unit it would bring cash flow into the positive.

You could convert every single lead you get in your funnel if you really wanted to 

Quote from @Conte Cuttino: Property is in C+ area but in a different School district that’s B-If I sale I’ll get 30k profit after 9 months.If I keep as a Long term rental I’ll have to convert the garage into a illegal 1 bed cottage at an additional cost of $35k leaving a total of $107k left in this deal after 70% refi and closing cost.

Why it works: A well-crafted landing page can convert visitors into leads by offering immediate value in exchange for their contact info.* Automate Follow-Ups to Stay Top-of-MindMost wholesalers lose deals because they don’t follow up consistently.

Start by leveraging what you already have—consider tapping into equity through a HELOC, house hacking again with an FHA loan, or increasing cash flow by converting a unit to a short-term rental.

I'd like to use this to make an "all-cash" offer on a SFR, and then convert that to a conventional mortgage to pay off the HELOC.  

I plan on converting the barn into another sleeping space and indoor/outdoor rec room.