Your $80K HELOC can serve as the down payment, as most lenders require 20%-25% of total project costs upfront.

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

Many times having great credit is not enough to secure a deal with a traditional lender quickly enough when one is competing with cash buyers.

I know that the general guidance is that emergency funds aren't to be invested, but given our financial security and the fact that we already have a personal e-fund in a safe, non-volatile location, would it still be crazy/unwise to invest this 15k in an S&P500 index fund in a brokerage? 

As I understand, landlords there cannot charge application fees, security deposits and evictions are VERY challenging.Have communicated with several PMCs and investors in Ohio market and not aware of any real differences from Michigan. 

I’m Johnny, and I totally get the excitement of connecting with like-minded folks.

With the caveat that you have to pay off your VA loan (or use less than your total eligibility) to be able to use it again moving into another property. 

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

Sounds like you’ve got a great asset with strong cash flow, but I totally get the concern about concentration risk.

The crypto can be considered as EMD or down payment, the rest of the transaction will happen just as if you were running a traditional transaction.If a seller is completely against the idea of receiving crypto, you can always use a service like Bitpay to convert the cryptocurrency to cash.Last but not least, I always ask clients... why sell your crypto asset when you use it to secure a loan?