Unbelievably she actually had my mobile home demolished! 

The deal has to make sense and you really need to know the comps to make sure your investment is going to actually make money.

The SPB and TI areas are actually generally not STR friendly and have 30 night minimums for single family residences. 

Hey Bharath, I actually very much agree with Maranda.

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.: Maybe someone can educate me on the actual uses and mechanics of using a substitution of collateral clause (aka substitution of security) in a loan when you are the borrower.

Among other things, you can actually talk with someone if you need to!

If you find an actual property that looks like a homerun and would warrant a HELOC, then you can go for it without reservation.

Today, for example, I had to leave work to run a toilet to my plumber because when he took off the old one, someone had done a hack job on the remodel plumbing and damaged the flange and we actually needed a smaller toilet than was on it (10" instead of a 12").

Do you know your actual amount of taxable profit on the flip?