*In general* equity sitting in your primary home is dead.

Cash flow from rental and Note income would pay a house off in less than about 7 years.... but of course others will say we are nuts  refi to you die and paid for assets are dead equity.. but i look at those that made it through the last down turn who had little to no debt they were fine even though there rentals were vacant for significsant amount of time.. those with max debt literally lost their rentals..

However if its 2-4 fam then you have no choice but to put 25%, at least if you are dead set on going Fannie/Freddie. 

. $1600 if it's the dead of winter or it's in 1990s shape. 

One eviction can be explained away, but two permanently labels them as a dead beat.

They will also get in the attic & look for water damage, electrical junctions not in a box or even find dead animals that need to be removed.Helps You Create a Scope of WorkNow, an inspector will not tell you what rooms need to be renovated or what finishes to use on your rehab, but they can at least provide a list of recommended repairs to the property.  

If you have dead equity you can access and still have positive cash flow properties there is no reason you should sell, unless they are SFHs.

Difficult choices.If you take matters into your own hands and decide to run her down in the street make sure she is dead and not just injured.

The short answer is no, flipping is not dead.

Some say her insurance, some say mine.Apparently she put a letter on the tenants door in April notifying that some dead tree branches had been falling, but I was never notified until now.