Their clear incentive is to bet on falling interest rates between now and debt maturity.A small handful of owners are forced to sell due to a looming balloon payment that a refi won't cover, but you're not going to find one of those by driving the market when any commercial broker can just look up properties on that basis and start making calls. 

Personally, I love them because they offer built-in diversification.In my experience, local banks are your best bet for financing mixed-use properties.

I would say for most people, the 1st position heloc is no a good bet, especially if you have a 1st mortgage rate of less than 5%.Using this strategy with a 2nd position heloc can be just as powerful, so you can have your cake and eat it too!

Your best bet is to go to real estate networking events near those areas and talk to those who have invested in those areas.Best of luck!

In my opinion, that is a riskier bet because you have to have a big pile of cash for contingencies.  

We placed our biggest bet on a single property, class B shares.

The debt may not report to your personal credit (unless you are late on or miss payments, then all bets are off)2.

To confirm my recommendation ask him for references at his current developments, I bet he won’t give you names and will make up an excuse!

I can bet if inflation runs then Boston prices skyrocket, but I doubt Austin does.

If your goal is cash flow, then your best bet may be to live in it for 2 years, and then take that tax free gain (250k single person, 500k married) and buy elsewhere.