Some investors will cash-flow negatively, be upside down, or both but every REI strategy comes with risks.

This negative position can consume years of cash flow to recover.

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However, it may be a better strategy to base your decision on cash flow rather than speculative gains.Purchase Price: $480KAnnual Rent: $2,400 * 12 = $28,800Expenses (@30%): $8,640Net Operating Income (NOI): $20,160Cap Rate: 4.2%Another point to consider: if you're already facing negative cash flow, how will your returns be impacted when it comes time to turn the property or if a costly repair is needed?

You are correct, if you get into a house hack with a low down payment (3.5-5%) it is unlikely that you'll be able to refi the following year and pull out cash for another property.

Purchase price: $120,000 Cash invested: $95,000 We fund 4-6 private hard money loans in Pittsburgh every month.

I want to buy a new private home and use my current primary residence equity (plus some cash) to buy a new primary house cash and then sell the old one.So, I am looking for a HELOC with little to no closing costs, as I will retain the money only for as long as I am selling my old house after buying a new one.Any advice?

Bridge loans can be extremely useful for situations where you may be purchasing a property that has tenants already in the property who are well under market rents to the point where a DSCR loan wouldn't cash flow.

Which would then give me two properties appreciating and earning cash flow compared to the one with the ADU.

It was not comfortable in the LEAST but I was cash flowing and was essentially being paid to live in an appreciating asset.