However, to play devil's advocate, you can capture some of that equity upon the sale of your house hack to use for your primary home (future family home) and/or future investments. 

They are all SFH and we will be looking to purchase about 2 more and then a small multifamily apartment complex in the future.

The long-term plan was to convert the garage to an ADU for future cash flow.I'm seeking advice from fellow investors.

What they did was hook up with one of the professional seminar producing companies that have fine tuned this crap to be able to hook people wanting a better financial future into spending $40,000 that will most likely never result in any income, let alone change their life’s.People buying these mentorship programs are hoping to be able to cut short the process of education, experience, and capital needed to be successful in this endeavor.  

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.I've been investing in the industry since 2007 and spend the better part of the last 3 years patiently waiting for market fundamentals to improve which we believe they have and should have some opportunities in the near future.

The priority is finishing the basement.We are needing some input on if we should go ahead and move forward with this HELOC to help fund our future renovations/future investments or if we should be using our own cash.

Nearly everything else will impact your future buyer who will build a structure.

Typically for future this is done in advance.

Just have your return done professionally and then you'll see how its done for future use, in this situation.Sorry.

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