Long-term, look into refinancing once property values increase to lower your interest rate or pull equity for your next investment.Good luck!

They offer zero equity value, though.

That's why mature investors with long positions like Boston while places like Brockton and Holyoke are more affordable.

Buy and holds is the key to true wealth with all the benefits of depreciation, appreciation, loan pay down by your tenants, leveraging the equity, cash-flow etc etc, but it often times isn't the active income that pays the bills until you build up a portfolio and even then there's the tenant management or managing your property managers.That's why I'm involved in all 3.

I've been at this a while and have over 70% equity in my combined portfolio, and I'm over 50 years of age, so I don't look at creative financing options. 

@Veronique Leroy I would say it is possible if you force equity, hold for a few years and then sell and then average the return of the whole profit over the timeframe of deal.

Some have more than $1 million in equity, while others have less.4.

Would a HELOC or home equity loan on my personal home be a good idea to fund this?  

In the middle of a lawsuit with a 2nd position lien. 

What are you looking for equity or cashflow?