If an investor owned an equity position in a building and wanted to increase value using leverage he could do so by either leveraging the property or borrowing personally.However,leverage is usually applied at the property,not the personal level because:

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Leveraging at the property level allows the investor to use the property as collateral for additional loans, while also leveraging based on the property's cash flows. Personal loans are typically not used for this purpose as they are not secured by the property and may carry higher interest rates.

If an Investor Owned an Equity Position in a Building