Will you use the HELOC as a short-term bridge, or plan to hold it longer?

I might have got it from decades ago of listening to Nanci Griffith and other folk troubadours.)In case you wanted just a touch more detail on why pre-approval is not so bueno on VRBO (but for me, is fine on AirBnb), here's my old post on it:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/530/topics/1223156-less...That 72-hour hold bites.

Quote from @Lorraine Hadden: I have client who are try to wait for interest rates to come down rather than buying what they can afford for the best rate and hold.

So it’s not a house you’d should hold with your own money.

They are holding the proceeds from my sale and I am planning to buy a couple of DSTs shortly.

According to the article, around 5% of the properties are being bought by investment companies, leading to concerns that regular homebuyers are being priced out of the market.1) Do you think this could become a long-term issue, given that the current percentage of investor-bought properties is relatively small?

If I add up all the lender fees and my holding costs—like points, origination fees, and interest —I can figure out how much profit I’ll make and what my maximum offer should be.

STR's don't create real estate value they are a business  I have a dozen and am building 2 more this year so I like the business model and I have over 100 regular rentals.   

I've seen some lenders place limits on the number of loans a borrower can hold, but most don't.

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.