I feel inclined to just cash out with 30 year fixed since rates are trending up, but do want to be sure HELOC isn't a better option before committing.

In some ways I enjoy reading older books as you can truly understand timeless values/concepts versus temporary trends.

Zillow names the 10 hottest housing markets in the US for 20181.

Terryhttps://www.realtor.com/research/2018-national-hou...https://www.zillow.com/research/hottest-housing-ma...

I have tried the BRRRR a few times but in my market it is difficult for 2 primary reasons: 1) the refi appraisals are conservative in this market and seem to trend lower than purchase appraisals 2) conventional refi seem to be capped at 70% LTV.  

But ever since Amazon called SLU it’s home, it’s now become one of the hottest (and cleanest) neighborhoods in the city.

I was reading Zillow's 2017 Consumer Housing Trends Report today (https://www.zillow.com/report/2017/) and it had "Needs and Wants" statistics for renters and buyers. 67% of renters required + desired off street parking/garage and 40% of buyers required ample parking.

I used a 2% rental increase over the 10 year period with a reversion of $1,650,000 (I totally estimated that one based off a time trend over what I think it could sell for today.

This will help hedge you from changes in technology, employment trends, companies pulling out of an area, etc.3) check supply versus demand.

The trend is very interesting.