Like Brian mentioned, a HELOC or Cash-out refi.

Plus, as you mentioned, the exit costs would need to be considered. 

You can try that.Just to mention in my wife's case, several officers were caught, and convicted, and jailed.

Well, that's super helpful -- I will be sure to look at the T3 (I didn't know what that was until you mentioned it and I researched it... learning curve and all). 

She is very knowledgable and they are a great firm specializing in what you mentioned!

My realtor spoke to the rep for the seller and mentioned that some of the units are occupied by squatters but that he will get rid of squatters before closing.

I have become a little stagnant in my pursuit of real estate, and im trying to get a better view of my situation I would like to get into a multi family property by the end of the year. i bought my first house in 2015 with an FHA loan, and then I decided I probably needed to do some research to figure out what I had gotten into.so far I am debt free excluding my hpuse but i dont have a career, i am employed but its nothing worth mentioning. i have about 70k of equity in my house and I have about 5k saved up.let me have it. what should I do.

For clarity sake, the previously mentioned "cash" term refers to liquid cash (cash in my bank account) not cash-out refi. 

You mentioned just south of Gate City Blvd and I was wondering are you talking more about the downtown area to I-40, or elsewhere?

I should mention that we are doing close to a 50/50 mix in the Chicago area.