I think you are on the right path with exploring the HELOC.  

In my mind, pretty much anyone who buys a duplex or any multi-family home is either a RE investor or an aspiring RE investor and brand new duplexes, what I would consider not typically the best/smartest deals, are still being purchased left and right. 

We will have about $1.3M we want to keep liquid so we are ready to purchase when we find the right properties.

I'm leaning towards Greece right now, because of the low 250,000 spend on real estate to get a golden visa.

For example if you have an in-n-out or Starbucks with a 10 years left on a NNN lease with 4% annual rent increase that is very low risk.  

I am preparing myself with the right team of people to facilitate my upcoming real estate transactions.

Does that sound right?

Hi Charlie,We can actually use the purchase price + completed rehab (Total Cost) as the value and lend you 75% of that right away.Happy to connect!

Excited to start once my preparation meets the right deal.

Should we sell the house for equity needed.We are in CA, I am co-signing my nephew’s home, currently paying $1500 mortgage monthly with 2.75% interest, it has 342K left on the loan.