Taking that money out and anything that leads to more people using the equity from their homes and reduces the friction to that process is not good in the long run.

You can always recover lost money, but you can never get your time back...and in REI, time is truly money.

Some counties in Virginia loves them because they have little employment so no big population increase = more burden on schools and the tax basis is very high because of the personal property inside of them so they pay a lot in taxesAs you mention need to be near a power source and I spent 5 years trying to get one approved in 30 acre parcel that the county wanted the site for something else - so they can be challengingTo get zoning approved

I paid for the renovations with cash and now since my credit is 2 points below I can’t get money out???!

That way, your money is protected by real estate without doing all of the work.

I'm purchasing a home in a suburb of Cleveland with Hard Money. 

This first property will need to meet your owner personal living criteria and be a potential rental.  

What role do private money lenders and hard money loans play in creative real estate financing, and how can investors effectively utilize them?

(We live abroad so can't be in person to negotiate the process.) 

Eager to make connections, learn more and make lots of money!!