All my investments are in world class companies who have lots of cash on the balance sheet and long reach records of existence and execution.

Do you happen to know if a reverse scenario is do-able, where the HELOC is taken on existing property which we would then rent out and use the funds to down pay on a new primary home?

Two days later we were informed by the tenant that the gas was shut-off to their respective space served by the package rooftop units whereby portable electric baseboard heaters were purchased and brought in to provide temporary heat until such time a final decision could be reached as to whether to repair/replace the existing package rooftop units.

Asking what their existing portfolio looks like. 

@Oleksandr Ivanovskiy I'll add to the others here and say that no hard money option exists at 5%. 

I don't like the idea of bringing someone in (an agent or a prospective tenant) who could unintentionally contaminate surfaces and expose our existing tenant to a highly contagious disease.

New or existing building, doesn't matter.

I am a little surprised when I see realtors/investors who say that the market is still going strong - not sure if they mean their existing deals are still moving for now or if they are still entering into contracts.

How can I find information about "rent by the room" regulations if they exist?

Step 2 ) Identify existing connections, Network for new connections and Build the number of connections to meet that kind of raise.