570: Seeing Greene: Signs of a Great Agent, When to Refi, and How to Scale

<p>Your<strong>&nbsp;rental portfolio</strong>&nbsp;can either be your&nbsp;<strong>ticket to&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/financial-freedom-guide-30-somethings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>financial freedom</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;or a massive headache</strong>, but it’s completely up to you, the investor, to decide. Many investors who have been stacking up properties over the past few years now realize they’re&nbsp;<strong>sitting on a significant amount of&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/glossary/equity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>equity</strong></a>. But what is the best way to use this equity without raising your stress levels in the process? Should you<strong>&nbsp;buy more units or focus on getting better, smaller, cash-flowing deals?</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/davidgreene24" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>David Greene</strong></a>&nbsp;is here to help alleviate you from the decision-induced stress, as he’s been dealing with these exact types of questions personally and with many of his buyers recently. In this&nbsp;<strong>Seeing Greene</strong>&nbsp;episode, David takes answers from&nbsp;<strong>BiggerPockets listeners</strong>&nbsp;both in video and written form, discussing topics ranging from&nbsp;<strong>scaling your real estate portfolio</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>outsourcing “heavy” tasks&nbsp;</strong>with a virtual assistant, and whether to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/cash-out-refinance-simple-math-heloc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>cash-out refinance</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;or use a HELOC</strong>(home equity line of credit).</p><p>David also answers the age-old question of&nbsp;<strong>whether or not unit count matters&nbsp;</strong>when it comes to cash flow and&nbsp;<strong>long-term&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/number-1-wealth-building-strategy-everyone-should-do" rel=