What you spent on the land/lots can go towards your down payment and, if you've owned the land for more than 6 months, you can use the value of the property toward the cash injection requirement.

Purchase price: $230,000 Cash invested: $283,550 Sale price: $283,500 Purchased off market. $25,000 Rehab. $20,000 profit after realtor commission.

- If so, 1031 into something bigger and easier to manage and then when you pass, the inheritor receives your property(s) at a stepped up basis - subject to Inheritance Tax limits.Otherwise, sell one every 1-5 years when you need the cash, so you can plan expenses to offset capital gains.

Purchase price: $516,000 Cash invested: $600,000 Converted mixed-use 3 residential and large commercial space into 5 residential units and one mixed-use Building.

@Jordyn Ohs Assuming your heloc is re-advanceable and the rate is higher than your mortgage, I would suggest you pay your HELOC down as quickly as possible with any cash flow from the properties.

Purchase price: $785,000 Cash invested: $156,000 Short term vacation rental in Panama City Beach.

Like most places with growth though, it's hard to find properties to cash flow given interest rates etc. 

As rental rates increase, cash flow becomes strongly positive.  

but it's not a mailbox money / cash flow situation.

This could turn a potential loss into positive cash flow while protecting your property’s value.