
Home Equity
Home Equity Loan as Bridge Financing: Buy Before You Sell in 2026
Using a home equity loan to buy your next home before selling? See 2026 qualification math, tax rules under TCJA/OBBBA, and how it compares to bridge loans.
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Using a home equity loan to buy your next home before selling? See 2026 qualification math, tax rules under TCJA/OBBBA, and how it compares to bridge loans.

Home equity loan on a rental in 2026: real credit, CLTV, DTI, and reserve thresholds, which lenders approve it, and the OBBBA tax change investors miss.

HELOC interest is deductible in 2026 only if proceeds buy, build, or substantially improve your home. The OBBBA made TCJA's rules permanent. See the test.