My understanding is Heloc since its a line of credit can be drawn anytime so say you buy the property with and the ac goes on a heloc you could use that to pay for it where the home equity has a period/ gives all the cash upfront.

The low down payment house hack is the way to go.

You get to show buyers the same models over and over and do not take people all over town.

You will have to replace the guts of the toilet within 3 years.

MAREI meets next week - we have a new meeting place starting on the 12th at the Double Tree. 

I agree with the others.

What's more, there's a lot of variation in the fixtures and other bells and whistles (like you might see in the luxury market in the US), so prices are all over.    

The deeper your market knowledge, the stronger your relationships with agents, contractors, and lenders, and the better your deals will get over time.

I co-owned a franchise for 15 years, we paid over $1.3 million in rent.

Personally, I advocate for a long-term investment strategy and would recommend investing the funds, provided you are comfortable with the expected return on investment over time.