Since you're new, going to guess you haven't been watching your rehab project closely - out of sight, out of mind!

I all ready have a approved renter waiting to move in with a 3 yr lease and a 2nd person who keeps calling to see if the "other guy" changed their mind. 

It's been a few months since I've been active as I've had many life events happen over the last 6 months, but overall they were for the best!

Depending on your circumstances you maybe able to write off depreciation and other expenses against your active income saving you thousands if not 10s of thousands on your taxes.

When you consider a HELOC, keep in mind that you need to apply and qualify for that as well.

around here the rule is that if the Electric Company is a private company like MetEd or Edison etc. they lien the person activating the electric service, as in the tenant. 

Our listing agent emailed him back to knock it off, and we flagged every online listing we could find.If you find someone running this scam on your property, you should let the neighbors know to keep an eye out for suspicious activity.

Depending on which direction you're going with this, I have 1-2 contacts in mind for you.

I don't know which city you're thinking about buying in, but if it is a growing and appreciating market it's worth keeping in mind that home-values/rents will most likely go up over time.

In my mind, it's always good to have the ability to pull more cash out, but that doesn't mean you HAVE to pull more cash out if you want more security and/or cash flow.