Each are great strategies to access capital and each has its pros/cons for utilizing the strategy in the best way.

You'll want to work with a good agent so you can gain the right understanding of the market you're in and pull accurate comps while also getting access to exclusive deals and pull the comps.

Quote from @Alyssa Dinson: Good luck @Tarun T.! 

I'm just beginning but am considering a bigger commitment in the next five years or so by accessing some or even all retirement funds to buy a building (I'm sure people have thoughts on whether or not that is a good idea!).

In your scenario you'd have a potential tax event on that $200K difference.Here's a creative way to access most of that money tax free however. 

A potential challenge with a HELOCs is they are based on the current appraised value of your home, not the improved value, so you would need to make sure you have enough accessible equity.

My business has access to AppFolio, but it doesn't seem to communicate with the STR side of things. 

Instead of 30+ emails back and forth, now I just send them a consolidated report or grant them access to review transactions.

Quote from @Abigail T.: Hi Don, How often are you requesting for updates from them?  

The HML covered 100% of the $32,500 rehab budget through drawbacks.Refinance: Post-rehab, I refinanced into a primary mortgage, creating 25.5% equity in the property.Future Financing: I plan to leverage the property with a HELOC to access up to $86,000 in capital for future deals.