This is a humongous audience to tap into so you have to take advantage of it sooner rather than later to find great real estate deals and motivated sellers.Your best bet to connect with people quickly is to run Facebook ads and promoted posts.

Is a cash-out refinance a good strategy right now despite the risk of a negative cash flow?

PG's are worthless those that have PGs that are worth anything dont need gap funding they have the cash.this is a play for folks you know well .. not for internet facebook BP etc.. people that do this do it because they know you like you trust you and think your a good operator.Public has to many other choices that are much safer bet.. its not always about ROI with those with money..

This hands-on strategy allows you to add immediate value and build capital quickly to reinvest in larger deals.

Quote from @Brett Jurgens: @Jay HurstThanks for responding3.75%, 30yr fixedLike others have said, with that interest rate your best bet is probably to do a home equity line of credit (HELOC) to put towards an investment that you can quickly recoup your initial investment on.

For example, you can buy 5 new construction homes at great price points in my market that would be perfect for this strategy.

Hi @V.G Jason and Lilia,I came across this thread while digging into discussions about real estate strategies, and I couldn’t agree more with the focus on long-term thinking.

Implementing a value add strategy, which will raise rents and force appreciation has been an unfair advantage in just about any market condition. 

I’m betting on it.  

@Khaled El Dorry This strategy is know as a consolidation exchange, and like what @Adam Bartomeo said a single buyer might be difficult to find.