My goal is to pull some cash out or open a Heloc. Ive

or is it best just to HELOC or get a home equity loan?

You can use private or hard money to get a property and try refinancing after that, but hard money isn't typically a good option for long-term loans.If you have equity in your primary residence, you can take out a HELOC or home equity loan to use as a down payment for an investment property.

I have a fair amount of equity in my residence, good credit, and potential access for either cash out/HELOC/HELOAN, or private funding.

I live in Rogers, AR and am planning to open a HELOC soon!

The benefit with the HELOC is you can reuse it, and only pay interest on the money you utilize.

I intend to take a HELOC on the property to finance these repairs or of course cash. 

HELOC on your primary residence.

I have a HELOC on a rental property with $139k available.

We had to move into a bigger place to accommodate my aging mother, so now dealing with a big mortgage on the new house, 1/2 of small mortgage plus interest-only HELOC.