I understand your frustration—having excellent credit, a fully paid-off home valued at $550K, and still facing hurdles in securing a HELOC for your under-construction, vacant property is undoubtedly challenging.

. — collectively dropped 1.5%, though monthly growth turned positive starting in April, suggesting these markets may have bottomed out.Press enter or click to view image in full sizeThe Supply Crunch AheadWhile prices recover, multifamily faces a different challenge: strong demand is colliding with the slowest construction pipeline in nearly a decade.Cushman & Wakefield’s Q2 report reveals more than 116,000 units were absorbed in the quarter, bringing year-to-date absorption to 216,000 units — matching last year’s robust performance.

As with many here, I've been using a mix of Cozy (now Apartments.com), Stessa, and a few other custom workflows for turnovers that have worked well in the past, but with the takeover of Cozy by Apartments.com I'm now out shopping for better options for my primary, tenant-facing service. 

I’ve noticed that for many of my clients, the funding challenge often isn’t just about access to capital, it’s about having a strong and professional investor-facing presence.Once that’s in place, lenders and partners tend to take them more seriously, which often makes the rest of the process move faster.

@Susan Hsiao Hi Susan, many investors face the same question.

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If your budget is $250k that will barely be enough to build one of the homes (in my area it wouldn't be enough).

Hello BP Community,We’re under contract to sell our primary home in Indiana, and I could really use some advice on tax strategies—specifically, a Deferred Sales Trust (DST).Here are the key details:Purchased in 2010 for $499KUnder contract to sell for $2.499M (closing scheduled for December 2, 2025)Current mortgage balance: $94KThis leaves us facing a sizable potential tax burden.From my research, a Deferred Sales Trust seems like the only option to mitigate the tax hit.

Curious to hear if others are using it in more tenant-facing ways.

Many clients I assist establish nonprofits for this specific purpose, yet frequently encounter difficulties in securing suitable housing or face budgetary constraints in purchasing property, often opting to lease instead.You’ll want to ensure that whoever you end up leasing to has house rules drafted and requires each resident to comply with them.