Using a HELOC to fund your first rental can be a great strategy, especially if you want to preserve your cash for other expenses or unexpected costs.

When I learned about the situation, I knew I wanted to help preserve the family property and also create a solid investment for my future.

You didn't buy the house to preserve it, but for it to produce income.

With an SDIRA, you can invest in long-term rentals while preserving your retirement savings, but you must follow strict IRS rules:1.

If Oak Park allows STRs, leveraging that history could make the property stand out.That said, unless the home has been preserved as a landmark or has unique historical features, the value boost may be more about novelty than a significant price increase.

Aggressive growth versus wealth preservation. 

The stock account is tanking, you see no hope for it to return, and you want to preserve the remainder of the principal;3.

Conservatorship allowed these entities to conserve their assets in order to preserve their solvency and ultimately stabilize the housing finance market.

Anything you post here or ANYWHERE on the internet is preserved almost immediately. 

For example 3 years ago it was maximizing returns and today it is about preservation of capital.