You would then have two loans, one on your home and one on the refi to access the equity on the investment home.Why not just use the refi cash out from your home loan for future deals? 

Investment Info:Single-family residence other investment.

One thing to remember when you are getting into RE investing is to have your team of people or as Brandon Turner from the Bigger Pockets Podcast calls it your CORE 41.

Here is the latest example from yesterdayThis is how they advertise it, $180,000“If you’re looking for a great investment, with great bones and endless possibilities, this 3-bedroom, 2-bath gem in New Braunfels is it!

Ultimately, I plan on investing myself either going the house hacking route or doing a flip. 

I was wondering what are some good areas to look into for investing.

How are you doing investment wise?

.- Access to funds: I could consider a cash-out refinance or a HELOC to access funds for additional investments.- which property would you recommended me to keep? 

Depending on what your investing goals are you want to looking into self directed IRA vs. checkbook IRA or even better if you qualify Solo 401k.

I would keep the brokerage account and focus on the tried-and-true practice of saving up for a new investment.