My current strategy is to maximise equity over cash. 

Purchase price: $640,000 Cash invested: $1,200,000 Turned a shuttered and rundown 13-unit waterfront motel into a brand new vacation destination with added lakefront "tiny homes".

That would cash flow much better than a LTR tower.

It has been a mix of 1 Conventional, 2 DSCR, 1 Seller Finance, 1 Cash out Refi and 1 Fix and hold. 

Also, my first house hack was a bad buy imo, but now with both units rented - my cash flow is 400 bucks per door, which is sweet. 

if you don't, you could be way over and that will mess up your whole strategy of a positive cash flowing unit.

As such, we are considering owning the properties in our own names to minimize tax burdens.Our primary motivation for investing in real estate is appreciation, as current projections show neutral cash flow.

You could also do a simultaneous closing of a fixed first mortgage as a ‘cash out’ refinance and piggyback a new investment property heloc for future use..although the heloc rate will be stronger on the primary.

There hasn't been this huge wave of foreclosures or short sales as people are hanging on, doing cash-in refi's or doing work outs with lenders.

Hey everyone,I wanted to share an exciting creative financing deal I just closed that resulted in over $50k in equity, with only $6k cash to close, plus many other benefits!