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Josh Domingo
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Los Angeles
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Using HELOC or Cash-Out Refi for Down Payment on Apartment

Josh Domingo
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Los Angeles
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Hello BP community,

I want to take advantage of the equity i've built in a couple of my properties (one is a rental and fully paid off. The other is personal residence and is 70% paid off) and use it as a downpayment on an apartment building. Based on my research, I could pull out equity via

  • HELOC
  • Cash-Out Refi
  • Cross-collateralize both properties into a single loan and pull equity

From a commercial lending standpoint, could I use any of the above methods as a downpayment? 

My concern is that although I pulled cash out, I essentially took on more debt. Not sure if commercial banks allow investors to do this. If so, would the extra debt from a HELOC or Refinance just affect my ability to meet the underlying net worth requirements?

Would this work with Agency debt, specifically Freddie Mac Small Balance program?

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