Are you looking to pay off the hard money loan, fund another investment, or cover property improvements?

A potential challenge with a HELOCs is they are based on the current appraised value of your home, not the improved value, so you would need to make sure you have enough accessible equity.

Basic staging with an agent usually means they give you insight into how you should:Declutter and depersonalize by removing photos and personal itemsArrange your furniture to improve the room’s flow and make it feel biggerAdd plants, move art, or re-arrange other accessoriesFull-service staging is another option if your house needs more hands-on attention.

The plan was to pay cash, refi out and use that to improve the property. 

My goal for 2025 is to ask for feedback from clients to improve our onboarding process.

Get your CRM up and running and keep in contact with everyone with content about the market, keeping in touch with past clients - just asking them how their house is, let them know that you were thinking of them when you drove past the house,  ask them if they made any improvements, etc.

That profit will increase over time and improve your return. 

Have you contacted the Zoning Department to review the survey and ask what your subdivide options are with the existing improvements?

From analyzing deals to exploring creative financing, I’m realizing that success in this business is about persistence, relationships, and constantly improving. 

If not, work on Improving it before purchasing an investment property.