Speed, you want a custodian that has a quick processing time period3.

This monthly payment means principle and interest: the higher the interest, the less loan amount may be approved by that lender for your buyer.Seller & Buyer Agent duty: Let both the sellers and the buyers know that the interest rate is one of the major factors that impact the speed of property transaction.

We live in Echo Park and it's feels like the balance is still there, it's not quite the super-speed of for example Highland Park and Arts District.

I assume that an eviction would speed up the process since I could lay claim to various legal issues.

I also go over the speed limit sometimes. :)

Having them walk the house together will hopefully speed up the timeline of them submitting their bids.

I was doing 1-2 houses a month but still wasn't the speed I wanted, so every couple of months as the capital became available I would buy a duplex or something as well that didn't need much work to keep my unit growth up.

Also, another great tool to get up to speed would be to evaluate 100 offerings before investing in one.

But if you don't need the speed and the cash aspect, then there's no reason to take out the equity if your going to turn around and refi your new property with another mortgage. 

However, yes to speed up the process local networking is the way to go beyond just online.