You can see why AOC is very popular and the direction NY is trending in so it would be foolish to think the affluent white half-gentrified areas are immune to it. 

I am about to sell a SF rental and would like to put the gains into land and construction of a barn-dominium (a finished out pole barn) that are gaining popularity in rural areas in Oklahoma. 

You are able to pull out your initial investment and leverage your cash to work in more than one place (your initial investment continues to make income while you re-invest the cash somewhere else.)In either case you need to weigh the cost of financing against the reward in some cases refinancing does not benefit you but if done correctly it is a powerful tool to increase your investment capital and reach.

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An appraisal is really a tool for the bank, not the buyer. 

The HELOC product is a really powerful tool and I'm super psyched on it in the right scenarios, but for my personal circumstance right now I think it would make more sense to lock a fixed rate and get off variable.

The USA tax system is setup so The more you make, the more taxes you pay unless you use the tools available to you.

Equities are controlled and it's sad because there are no good easy investment tools to safeguard retirements.

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