If the house value was $500,000 when I bought it, it should now be worth about $550,000 and I will have gained $50,000 in equity. 

Or cross-collateralize our principal residence (which has over $115k in equity)?

After nearly a year (10months) I would like to start earning some credit for my business which contains one cash flowing rental and about 60K in equity.

Purchase price: $60,000 Cash invested: $100 Townhouse purchased as primary residence using Good Neighbor Next Door Program with a 203K loan and $100 down$35k Rehab rolled into loanHouse hacked rooms to friends while I lived thereMoved out and full time renters in there for 3yrs, cash flowing $550/monthCurrently $40k in equity in the house What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Purchase price: $260,000 Cosmetic flip resulting in $30k in equity and increased cash flow.

I now have a 2/1 with 6 car garage on 4 acres and another 10 acres tract with roughly $300k in equity between the two leftover parcels.

This friend is essentially gifting you 45k in equity, make sure you have an honest answer for why they are doing this before moving forward. 

It was the first increase since 2010.Income inequality: The Gini index fell to 0.488, narrowing the gap as pay among the highest earners decreased.

In the past 6 years I have paid out of pocket approx 15k to PITI in exchange for 300k in equity.

. %50K in savings, about $100K in equity in my Charlotte area home, and approx. $50-$60K in equity in my mountain home.