But if you temporarily finance with your own cash - it seems to kill the interest deduction.

@Anthony MikolichThere are several banks that do HELOCs on Investment Properties.The one that I know is East West Bank: East West BankI understand there are a lot of suggestions to do a refi, but there are two problems with that:1) That's not what the OP asked and 2) There are REAL reasons why to use a HELOC... which is why it's a Loan Product that is available.HELOCs give you another choice to use money temporarily and is better than HARD Money.I will wind up getting huge discounts on properties with an All Cash Offer.The discount I get can be upwards of $100k on a $1.5 Million property.BELIEVE ME.... it is worth it.

Payments shall be due the first of each month via EFT, or otherwise agreed upon delivery.b) Passive shall be defined as the status quo of Scott maintaining a full time employment position in government or any other W2 employment based position, temporarily unemployed, disabled, or retirement for purposes of defining his level of effort toward his business endeavors. 1.Should Scott choose to “actively” engage in housing as his source of employment as defined above, Scott agrees to give 5% (five percent) of his net profits accrued from his active efforts during the period of marriage to wife in the case of a divorce.2.Payment of such percentage of funds shall be payable over 120 equal monthly payments, or equivalent to no greater than 10% of Scott’s New York State Adjusted Gross Income, verified annually with payments adjusted the 1st of November each year, whichever is less, to ensure no undue hardship to Scott or the business will be endured.

Water damages can lead to weakened structure and mold issues in the future.

It's more rentals are for people to live in temporarily while they build or search for their house to buy. 

Then, about a week later, and without warning, the property was re-listed as "Temporarily Off the Market A->T"  When we called Fannie Mae directly, we were given no information. 

If the disruption is great, consider housing the tenants temporarily at a hotel while the work is underway.Expect this to require permits from your municipality/county.

Real estate investors often run short of cash temporarily.

They have a housing allowance and the family member would stay if the military member had to be shipped off temporarily.

Is my only option to sell my current residence; move temporarily in a rental; then buy & move into a quad once I close it?