I’d love to hear your thoughts and advice on this

This is more or less like BRRR where I can refinance after renting them out for as much as the cost to build.

Nobody can answer this question.

I am looking for advice from people who have done this in the past.

I’m exploring the idea of buying a vacation home near Yosemite, which I also plan to list on Airbnb.

We are in all of those markets you mentioned and can help streamline the process for you.You can also click on my website link in my bio to schedule a call! 

Very exciting you are looking to get into the RE investing world.Thanks for the interest in Rent To Retirement.

This will give you an idea of the Class of neighborhood.

A cost segregation study was performed on this apartment building in Knoxville, TN with a depreciable cost basis of $17,323,250.

I've got about $525K in equity in the property, but lenders have told me that I cannot get a HELOC to access that equity for additional purchases because the duplex was financed as an investment - they have said TX law dictates that HELOC can only be used on primary residences.