Are they doing everything possible to expose properties to the broadest possible market?

I would have a house already but that is used as rental and I bought it using private lenders.

I applied for a HELOC and when they ran the title it came up that the 8k grant is actually a second "soft" lien against my property that will go away after 5 years which prevents this bank from allowing me to have a HELOC.

Now, I’m diving into the niche of land investing.When I was pursuing the BRRRR strategy, one of the aspects that made scaling seem feasible was the availability of hard or private money lenders.

Private mortgage insurance i believe is not charged on va loans.  

In some cases, after crunching the numbers, the profit margin was so slim—or even negative—that I had to pass on some promising opportunities.Here’s my situation: I currently own two properties—a primary residence and a rental property—both of which have substantial equity.

My Question is if i have a private investor loan me $70K for 5-7 years (his terms) at 12-15% (not compounded).

If I got a home equity loan for Property 1 and used the proceeds as downpayment for Property 2 and then got a 2nd loan for the remaining 75% purchase price for Property 2, when I sell Property 2, can I use the Property 1 loan as part of the cost basis for computing Property 2 capital gains?

I have some flexibility but rely heavily on my team for admin work and the day-to-day operations of property management.

Buy a 2-4 unit property with an FHA loan (3.5% down), live in one unit, and rent out the others.