If that is not possible, then I would ask myself if the increased cost of capital to access the equity is worth the next deal's profits/benefits.

This allows my loan payments to be smaller and my properties to be more profitable.

maybe Google just doing this like they did with Google Flights to leverage their negotiations for higher advertising dollars from VRBO/AIRBNB etc, like they did with Expedia/Hotels.com/United/Delta etc and they have no real interest in making it a discrete profit center but just a strong profit stimulant to their core advert business.buy more Google stock usually a winning formula last 20 years

Most pool companies are very small and the damage you are describing is about a years worth of profits.

Increased profit margins for flippers since early 20234.

The short answer is "is your property profitable.

They can find the deals and get them ready for rent or for sale and you can just be the money partner on it and then you guys can split the profit in a way that makes sense for both of you.4) become a private money lender, and lend out your money to skilled real estate investors in order for them to do deals.

Similar to what John Kunich said.And we have used Baselane to organize our finances and manage our spend better, e.g we don't defer maintenance, we still spend the money as needed. 

I haven't been able to see the interiors yet but the plan would be to squeeze a second bedroom in both of the 1/1 units making them a 2/1 and eventually give all three a face lift and hold for long term rentals with the end goal being to sell and roll profits into a bigger/ better deal. 

You would get 30% of the profits tax free (2 years as a primary out of 7 total years) up to that $250k limit.