I can pay for all my problems using the cash flow from my current rentals.

When you say you want to prioritize cash flow over equity, you want to watch out for people honing in on that and selling you "good cash flow" deals which will be in D neighborhoods and will come with high capital expenditures and harder tenancies.

Another idea that we have been exploring is using the cash value of whole life insurance funds for emergencies. 

.), maybe showing how much equity could be pulled out of which property when, whether the portfolio would still cash flow, etc.

One solution I’ve seen is closing the purchase in cash, then securing the HELOC afterward, though this carries more risk.

Is there debt on the property or are you doing all cash?

Purchase price: $90,000 Cash invested: $15,000 What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Renovation cost is roughly $30K.I guess what throws me off is that you say Cash invested: $60 

Quote from @Aishan Gonaduwage: I am seeing good deals in Detroit that could cash flow in the current market.

Purchase price: $940,000 Cash invested: $250,000 I purchased a Self-Storage Facility.