I knew quite a few new construction buyers who went under contract in 2020 and by the time the house was done, they had already gained ~$70k in equity.

He could become a private lender and make a little profit through a combination in interest in equity.

Let me run some numbers by you,...the opes you need to pay attention to from now on, and the ones that will answer the question you posed above:1 - $150 in cash in (that's your cost)2 - CF/Year $20k3 - Years to recover your cost (all things being perfect) = 7.54 - No value in equity. 

https://www.wlky.com/article/louisville-skatepark-opening-pe...They say a coffee shop being added within a half mile adds $10k in equity. 

If you read through that you'll see that absent a will by Delaware law the property automatically passes to spouse and then if no spouse in equal portions to the children.

The homeowner has $900K in equity as everything sits now; with the renovated guest house would bring that equity amount to $1.1M!

I know if I had a 150k loan at 3.75% over 25 or 30 years (that appears to be where they might go), thats nothing more than 150k less in equity (i've got more than enough equity now) and a hit of about 800/month in profits?   

Martin can attest to how I'm still getting deals with built-in equity regularly.  

Oh, right, not that at all - many of them are sitting on millions of dollars in equity (or have cashed out).

I currently have about $1,150,000 in savings and another $350k in equity on my primary residence.