You could do a cash out refi after the cash purchase to pull out most of your money anyways, and you would get that instant equity.However, I also believe in spreading out your risk.  

A brand new house a top your plot will instantly be worth the drama.

His income with W2 would be considered instantly, and whatever is stated on his paycheck stubs.Terry

There are several good funds such as Broadmark and Arixa that give you conservative loan-to-value, instant diversification into hundreds of loans, the ability to liquidate quarterly after a lockdown, etc.. 

Yesterday in my morning emails I saw this lovely message for VRBO:Needless to say I have no attempt of getting the guests info.Under "Take Action" among options I could declare this as an error and asked the "standards violation team" to look into it.Didn't hear until mid day, when I decided to call the customer service.Spent almost an hour with the rep whose conclusion was that I have a language in my listing which in a nutshell asks my guests to avoid an instant booking without telling me a bit about themselves: Who they are, where they come from, purpose of visit, etc.  

As an experiment, you could put pictures up of one of your properties with or without a pool/hot tub and see if there is a significant difference in inquiries (just make sure to have instant book off!)

It takes 1-3 years to graduate, but you will have instant credibility once you do.

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Expecting "instant equity" requires you to either buy below market rate, or you will have to force appreciation by making substantial capital improvements as soon as you buy. 

If you are getting a quality tenant in that area and you already have instant equity the long term return of holding it would most likely be the best verses selling it as a flip.