That's not the topic of discussion - we're talking about saving INTEREST using a HELOC payoff strategy versus a traditional monthly payment strategy.

In many/most BRRRRs that is irrelevant because when the property is bought it is often not fanciable using traditional mortgages.

In a traditional MLS sale, there are realtor fees, there can be concessions, there can be work orders and delays. 

The traditional thing would be for her to decamp and then make her own tearful podcast: How That Bad Man Made Me Do Those Bad Things.  

I have helped Dozens of local and OOS investors buy and sell traditional investments, acquire 'house hacks' and STRs, as well as assist OOS investors with tenant turnovers, getting properties rent ready and placing tenants.Reach out anytime to discuss the KC metro and how it fits into your REI goals of providing generational wealth and eventual financial freedom

I'm familiar with how a SFH traditionally sells, and how it is based on comps.

They bring higher tenant turnover, limited cash flow, and attract traditional tenants who aren’t your ideal long-term buyers.

The reason sellers cannot sell these properties through the traditional market is often due to certain issues, and 98% of the time, these issues are not beneficial to you as a buyer.

Focus on the big-ticket items and estimate costs.Financing: Whether it's private money, hard money loans, or a traditional lender, make sure your financing is lined up.

Purchase price: $8,000 Cash invested: $20,000 In 2013, I decided to put much of what I had learned from books into action by purchasing a two-bedroom home—not as a traditional investment property, but as a home for my mother.