Been working out great so far :) this is in OKC and I have one in Fresno, CA.

Real glad to be a part of this community!

I've read Michael Blank's book: Financial Freedom with Real Estate Investing and have started to do some research on markets I want to invest in. 

This concept is currently in development.

I do this with my own portfolio by placing half my capital in high yield mortgage notes, yielding me 12 -18% annual; and the other half in real property with often little current cash flow but large appreciation potential.  

It seems like a great opportunity, but as someone based in DC, I don’t know much about Salisbury.I see that it's fairly close to a hospital, which could be good for medium-term rentals (MTR), and it's also near a university, which might attract long-term renters.For those with experience in this market, I’d appreciate your thoughts!

This means that net rents (after operating expense or what they call Net Operating Income -NOI for short) has to cover the mortgage payment plus 25% or more.

All that "certainly yes" cheerleading (and other Grant Cardone-style baseless crap) is best ignored.Read this older thread that states my opinion on the issue:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1124042-tax-d... 

I'd like to access this equity through a Home Equity Loan (HEL) and use it to make downpayment on another investment property purchase (12 unit bldg).I bought this 4-plex in my personal name with a conventional mortgage .

There is tons of things I would be able to share, but this is at the top of the list.