A refi can also be nice as it puts cash in your pocket and gets you really motivated to go find an investment.To answer your question about a lender liking the HELOC for the down payment I wouldn't see an issue as long as the lender knew in advance of approving you for the loan as it would change your DTI.If the HELOC is big enough to outright purchase the property you can just refi then payoff the HELOC rinse and repeat (this is my favorite).

Could liquidate both properties and use towards another adventure?

“From a broader market perspective, restricting 1031 exchanges could generate a short-term surge of activity as investors liquidate assets that have significant appreciation and/or deferred taxes,” according to John Chang, senior vice president and national director of research services at real estate firm Marcus & Millichap in an analysis emailed to CoStar.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Chattanooga.

Purchase price: $160,000

Cash invested: $70,000

Successfully bought and renovated a single family home in booming Ea...

But in this seller's market, I think its a way to lose everything.2) Most investors that I work with are high net worth and able to cashflow income minus expenses over $30k a year and have over 50K of liquidity on hand.

@Lynnette E. you are so right in this and i found out the hard way.

My favorite strategy though is performing real estate notes if you ultimately want cashflow.

That family member convinced her mother, the previous trustee, to let her stay in the property until she found a new place. 15 years later and over $300K of her personal funds sunk into the carriage house later and she is still there in a remodeled carriage house.She doesn't want to move and is now co-trustee with another family member that does want to liquidate the house and distribute the assets.

My background is in operations, project management, and graphic design (my favorite).

The Art of War - Sun TzuThis book is not an easy one to read but the ancient lessons it teaches are essential for everyone's professional career and everyday life.Example: My two favorite lessons from this book are: The Best Way to Win Is Not to Fight At All & Disguise Your Plans.Being a real estate agent in South Florida & Central Florida (one of the most competitive markets in the country) is not easy.