Hey everyone,I’ll keep this short and would love to hear from investors who have successfully leveraged a HELOC to scale their real estate portfolio for both short-term cash flow and long-term wealth building.I’m about to unlock $200-250K in HELOC from my primary residence (a condo in NYC), and I know there’s a powerful strategy I can implement.My current plan:✅ Acquire a 10-15 unit multifamily in a mid-sized market (AL, TN, OH, etc.), targeting a $700-800K deal with value-add potential.✅ Use 20% from my HELOC for the down payment and finance the rest with hard money.✅ Force appreciation over 6 months, then refinance into a DSCR loan to pay off the HELOC.✅ Rinse and repeat!

Delay gratification is powerful and it's important to start your real estate investing journey early in order to reap the long-term benefits of real estate.

As an STR/MTR host & co-host in Metro Atlanta, I’ve found mid-term rentals (MTRs) with corporate housing partners to be a great way to stabilize income and reduce turnover, offering 2-3x long-term rent.Staying fully booked during off-seasons is also tough, but using dynamic pricing tools like PriceLabs and diversifying into MTRs helps maintain a steady cash flow when short-term bookings slow down.

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I'm not sure how comparable Riverside is, but in my market (LA), I'm expecting pretty flat appreciation and modest rent growth as long as current conditions of weak buyer purchasing power and high prices persist.

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