Your investment isn’t locked up at all. You can call up a bank and cash out the equity in one property to purchase others. You can use the equity to get a secur

Your investment isn’t locked up at all. You can call up a bank and cash out the equity in one property to purchase others. You can use the equity to get a secured loan at an extremely low interest rate. And the income you make from real estate improves your DTI which opens up your ability to get a loan for additional property and you can repeat the cycle over and over. Of course, the real question is why would you want to frequently liquidate property if it is generating cash and tax benefits? Owning real estate isn’t about gambling for short term gains, it’s a long term wealth building tool.